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That would be Chuck Yeager. What a story and what a life. An American legend we can forever be proud of.

It remains a good story. The narrator is fine, but doesn’t generate much difference in character for the different voices. More than that, though is something I routinely comment on with respect to this genre… After the first or second in a series the thing that brought people in, character development, takes a backseat to..

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I found Harlow Giles Unger’s biography of John Hancock most interesting. Unger did an excellent job of weaving facts acquired from various sources into a fairly fast-moving story. The research was meticulous and Unger’s storytelling was superb. My only complaint is Unger’s approach to Samuel Adams and John Quincy Adams. I think he overdid the..

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TL;DR: Don’t read if you don’t like evil main characters. I had to stop after about an hour, MC is essentially a school shooter in training and does bat an eye at being called Chaotic Evil. Story is patchy ND not well written. Narrator is ok, but definitely doesn’t help with the general vibe and..

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This is a superb account of the Committee of Public Safety–nuanced, detailed, and fair-minded. What is difficult to overlook is that the “performance” (i.e., the narrator) cannot pronounce even common words such as “Vendee” and “Robespierre,” let alone “Eglantine” as in Fabre d’Eglantine.

If you like books about the three above this is a great book for you. It’s like Chuck and his family and friends are telling you the story of his life.

This book gave me many ideas to ask my teacher about. not atoll saying that this did not answer my questions. Did not really like the emphasis on homosexuality. But other than that great story

Even though the story is slow, it is worth listening to it. It is a plot that I had never had in any other book

Do not hesitate to continue the story! I’m on my second listen. May the darkness claim you.

Brilliantly comprehensive examination of the man and his work. Very humanizing and detailed. Talented voice artist.