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Give a Boy a Gun

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Give a Boy a Gun

By: Jack Olsen
Narrated by: Rich Miller
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A classic true story.

©2014 Jack Olsen (P)2015 Evan Olsen, Su Olsen
Politicians Politics & Activism
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Compelling Story • Interesting Characters • Storytelling Performance • Historical Fiction • Thought-provoking Themes
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The story line was very good. However the presentation was dull. I finished it but I found it hard to stay focused.

Dull

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I've known of this book for years but never read it. it was refreshing to see it on Audible. I grew up and around where it took place and knew some of the people. I was insulted with the narrator's arbitrary creation of his own pronunciations. It was supposed to take us there, not remind us of how Hollywood knows best. Pretty voice, but wrong guy for the job. Great book though.

Book good, Narrator - go back to Hollywood

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The story is interesting, and certainly one we all remember from the headlines. The narrator is much to be desired. I’m amazed that there isn’t more oversight. He mispronounces many words. “Groove of trees”, and stupid mistakes like that.

Compelling Story

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Top notch crime writing by Olsen, as usual. Ranks second to Night of the Grizzlies.

Excellent

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Would you consider the audio edition of Give a Boy a Gun to be better than the print version?

I was going to get the Kindle version but then I saw in the review that the Kindle version has some problems. I had gotten an Audible gift subscription for Christmas so I thought I would try the Audible version. I was going on a long trip and it seemed the perfect time to explore Audible. I have not seen the print version of this book.

What other book might you compare Give a Boy a Gun to and why?

This is also the first Jack Olsen book I have "read" and I will definitely seek out others. Right now I cannot think of any other book that compares to it, even though I read a lot of true crime books.

Which character – as performed by Rich Miller – was your favorite?

Bill Pogue, the older game warden. It was also interesting to hear about Claude Jr. and Claude Sr. There were a lot of very interesting characters in this story.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

There was already a TV movie made about this, but I have not seen it yet. I think a good tag line would be A Misguided Justice.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this book as an Audible book very much. My next Audible book will be another Jack Olsen book. The narrator was excellent. More like a storyteller than a reader and I really enjoy storytelling performances.

My First Audible Book

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Not one of the better Olson's books. I wasn't thrilled with the narration, but maybe due to how the story was written.

This book is okay...

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Where does Give a Boy a Gun rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Pretty good, but I have read a lot

Who was your favorite character and why?

The main people involved

Which character – as performed by Rich Miller – was your favorite?


Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Finished in a few days

Any additional comments?

This book reveals some of the ideology behind the Patriot Movement.

A murder/execution and the public response

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Would you try another book from Jack Olsen and/or Rich Miller?

i have enjoyed jack olsen but struggled with this book...i stuck it because of the story but it was a tough listen...

What was one of the most memorable moments of Give a Boy a Gun?

the judge's decision at the end of the book...restored some faith in the judicial process...

interesting story...tough listen...

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It was a somewhat interesting book, but nothing as compelling as much of what I’ve listened to by the author. And I also am definitely partial to Kevin Pierce as narrator, but I did see this through to the end.

Okay, but not like most Jack Olsen

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Claude Dallas is a POS. It is sad think most of that jury was fooled by this story. Luckily the sentencing judge saw through the lies!

Claude Dallas

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