Rubin knows the history and people from up close. The reader is awful. Where Rubin is witty and fun, the reader is pompous and tiresome. His mispronunciation is distracting.
Deeply grounded
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Great novel. Why? Because the presentation of the characters causes you to care about them. There was ample character development. The reviewer who said otherwise must be, well, stupid. I highly recommend this book for everyone who wants more science fiction ideas placed into her/his imagination. There are many space battles for the listeners who..
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First let me say that this is my opinion, and I fully understand that. Second I would like to acknowledge the excellent performance of David Stifel that I have come to rely on having listened to each previous book in this series at least twice and loved them all, among my favorite series, and third..
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The first 9 chapters of this book were okay, good at best sometimes kept my attention. The last two were an utter shit show… most of the stories were predictable but enjoyable at the least. I can’t recommend this book and probably the last one from this author I’ll buy if this is what I..
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You may think this is just another historical tale of a bygone Soviet leader. However, as Taubman recounts, Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most colorful figures in modern history. And the way that Tubman describes Nikita and his life is riveting, exceptionally detailed and well worth the read. One of the best books I’ve..
I enjoyed this book from start to finish. the unlikely alliances and constant action made this one of the better reads of the series. There isn’t as much setup to the finish like there was with Helion, where it seemed to drag on for seemingly ever. This one is just go go go with just..