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Solid story, dreadful narration

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
1 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-31-23

The writer makes big claims, but he also backs up these claims with well-articulated arguments. I’ve read the author’s work since he first began this project as discrete, loosely connected articles in Bitcoin magazine. I think he makes a good case that many of the pernicious facets of society are made worse by fiat money. My sole complaint is the awful narrator. It must be an AI voice many of the names that are well known in the bitcoin and Austrian economic spaces are painfully mispronounced as are locations and such. There’s a phenomenal narrator in the Bitcoin space - Guy Swann - he really should have narrated this. Unfortunate way to cap off a solid writing effort.

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Great History/Terrible Politics

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-08-20

I conceptualize this book as having two parts. The first part is a very interesting historical reckoning of the “nations” that the author claims make up the US. This first part is well done and the author has found primary resources to support his thesis. The second part of this book is interpolation of political events and extrapolation of potential political trajectories of the nations. This was nearly intolerable. Unless you worship at the Church of Woke this should bother you. The author lets a good/bad framework takeover his political analysis. In short the author spends some time demonizing the “nations” that have conservative leanings. He does highlight some latent mendacity in the politics of these nations, but he actively avoids pointing out mendacity (that is plentiful) in the politics of the “northern nations” and any minority controlled “nations.” For instance my home “nation” of El Norte (in the author’s parlance) is guilty of substantial mendacious transgressions, however presumably to avoid criticizing Hispanics, like me, the author chooses to ONLY address political missteps of the conservative “nations.” There’s no mention for example of the problems that ensue from the liberal programs (such as fraud, waste, abuse, public grift etc.). While much criticism is aimed at conservative “nations” the closest the author gets to criticizing a minority controlled nation is by pointing out that Greenland seeks independence but is financially dependent on the European country of Denmark. That seems like a ripe area for exploring mendacious politics, but the author leaves it alone. I would have preferred a truncated book that simply left modern politics out of it.

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Good story irritating narration

Overall
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
1 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-21-13

What did you love best about A Time to Betray?

This story is interesting and about a very secretive society in a very secretive country

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Richard Allen?

Someone with a Persian accent should have been cast or alternatively someone that can impersonate a Persian accent. This guy does a terrible job and his fake accent isn't close. I've spent lots of time in the Middle East and have Persian friends. It's just irritating to hear a voice so far off base.

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