Roberto Helguera

Entertaining, fun, and very well read

Revisado: 02-10-21

If you need a story to keep you engaged for a while, this is it. Cool characters, a good story, excellently read. I look forward to the next Winslow novel.

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Superb, practical, effective

Revisado: 11-13-20

If you need help with your negotiating skills, look no further. This book is the best there is. It provides you with the why current theory works or does not work, it provides a better alternative, plenty of examples, practical applications, and most importantly, years of experience on the field by the author. it is definitely a reference book for your bookshelf. I, for one, will purchase a hard copy of it now that I have listened to it read.

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A powerful storyteller

Revisado: 10-18-20

I am sure reality surpasses fiction. Very well researched and told, The Power of the Dog paints a convincing picture of the futility of the war on drugs. It does so, however, with a clear sympathy towards the leftist movements of Latin America, including theology of liberation, as if they were less guilty of the crime of drugs than the American purchasers of the stuff.

In the process, the author cynically leaves nothing sacred untouched. That bothered me. I found him at his best when he dealt with the Irish and Italian mafia families in New York, and at his weakest when he crossed the border and tried an American centered explanation of Latin America's political and social mentality. There he fell into too many CNN type clichés un my view.

Still, the story is great, with all the condiments of a fast paced thriller. Excellently read by Ray Porter.

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excelente

Revisado: 08-26-20

Excelente historia, con caracteres muy bien desarrollados. Pérez Reverte ay his best. y muy bien marrado. ¡Chapeau!

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¡Así se recuenta un clásico!

Revisado: 07-14-20

Si bien la historia del Mío Cid es conocida por todos, Arturo Pérez Reverte la hace fascinante, real y encarnada. Y sobre todo no pretende reescribirla in toto, sino contarla a su manera; lo suficiente como para que entendamos qué tipo de hombre debe haber sido el Cid. Como sólo Pérez Reverte la puede imaginar. Yo le agradezco que haya compartido su imaginación conmigo. Si tuviera que definir qué es esta novela, la definiría así: Pérez Reverte pone carne y hueso a una figura épica de la gloriosa España medieval, y lo hace de manera eximia. Bravo. Durante horas cabalgué, luché y puteé con Ordoñez junto al Sidi Campitur. Sentí que Ordoñez era un amigo y el Cid mi comandante. Recomiendo esta novela vivamente.

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Action comes in too late

Revisado: 07-14-20

Perhaps it was my ignorance. I was expecting more of an Elmore Leonard story... or Grisham action type novel. One of the two. This book is neither. DeMille goes into a lot of Cuban American information together with much girly romance stuff before any real action comes into play in the plot. The book was written obviously for a mixed audience. The plot is not bad, too slow to develop into something exciting but the narration is great. Again, the story flows well, but I expected a bit more complexity than what the book delivered in the end, with few real questions answered. This was my first DeMille book, so, as I said before: maybe I started with the wrong one. I will try another one with a story more geared towards guys. One with more bullets and less girl psychology.

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Espectacular

Revisado: 05-21-20

la increíble historia de la conquista y evangelización de América por España, contada por un maestro narrador. cautivante y fascinante.

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A Perfect Rendition

Revisado: 08-27-18

For Fagles' fans, Fitzgerald's translation is almost as poetically beautiful as Fagles. Narrated by Dan Stevens it is perfect. It brings all of the drama of The Illiad to life. I found myself with tears and smiling as the book ended, as I felt as much a part of the conflict as the Trojans and Achaeans. Listening to Stevens was better than my own reading of the book.

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A Great Book Beautifully Read

Revisado: 08-27-18

Hoye's rendition of The Killer Angels brings all the humanity and drama of the Civil War to the surface. If you love history or historical novels, this is a book for you, specially well rendered by Stephen Hoye's ability to read with Irish, yankee and different southern accents throughout the book. Two thumbs up!

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