
Satori
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Narrated by:
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Holter Graham
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By:
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Don Winslow
It is the fall of 1951, and the Korean War is raging. Twenty-six-year-old Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement at the hands of the Americans. He has the skills to be the world's most fearsome assassin and now the CIA needs him. They offer him freedom, money, and a neutral passport in exchange for one small service: to go to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union's commissioner to China.
It's almost certainly a suicide mission, but Hel accepts. Now he must survive chaos, violence, suspicion, and betrayal while trying to achieve his ultimate goal of satori-the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world.©2010 Don Winslow (P)2011 Hachette Audio
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Shibumi/Satori...Bravo
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The story was interesting, not great. There are better Winslow stories.
Wrong Narrator. Not a bad story...
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I was not very familiar with Shibumi or it's author Trevanian when I started Satori. Now I can't wait to read it.
Hel is a truly fascinating and layered character and, admittedly not having read Shibumi yet, I would guess Winslow has done Trevanian proud with his recreation.
flawless
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Entertaining
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Better than I could have imagined!
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What did you like best about Satori? What did you like least?
I am a Winslow fan.To appreciate this good, one really must read Trevainien's Shibumi first. And THAT's a weird book as well. Both books center around a James Bond type raised in the orient and schooled in eastern philosophy. It was an interesting character. Shibumi kind of became almost cartoonish after awhile. Still, I found it enjoyable and worthwhile. Satori is kind of further examination of the main character through a smaller period of his life. So Winslow must have been attempting to meld his fine style with that of Trevainian and it was odd. there was not nearly so much of the eastern philosophy in this book but it was also more of an action thriller. As much as I love Winslow's work, this is not his best. It was interesting to see how one might adjust one's style to fit another's, but I missed the cartoonish over-the-top personalities of Shibumi.
Would you recommend Satori to your friends? Why or why not?
I would recommend this book to friends who are really engaged by action thrillers based on conspiracies within conspiracies.Which character – as performed by Holter Graham – was your favorite?
Graham did multiple accents quite well. I would look for him again.What a strange story
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I will have to listen again, because I was "cleaning", but couldn't split my attention to the advantage of "work VS listening".
That only happens when I'm listening to a great book.
Winslow
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Satori
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This chapter of the story, by Don Winslow, is paced a bit better for today's reader in my opinion. It's a bit leaner on excruciating detail and more driven by a faster paced story line. All that said the two stories, while told by two separate author, almost 30 years apart, comes off as being very cohesive. Together these two books tell a fascinating story about a fascinating protagonist. I highly recommend both books!
Better than its predecessor
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Intriguing spy thriller
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