Stephanie

Great history

Revisado: 09-27-24

I loved the story, the author helps to tie in lots of world history into the larger Russian context.

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Rich history with great storytelling

Revisado: 05-29-24

This was my first time listening to a book by Rutherford. If you like mutli-generational historical fiction like in the vein of Michener you'll love this book. I look forward to listening to another book of his, Sarum. I would recommend this narrator too, very well done!

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Good, but abridged?

Revisado: 04-21-24

I very much enjoyed this audio book. It was well done, and it's message is timeless. I had read an older version of this Foxe's Book of Matyrs a few years ago. The old English was hard to wade through at times but the history was complelling! This particular version is almost an abridged copy because so much had been edited out. The new material was good, and the updated English makes it more accesible to a wider audience. If you love history you might like an older version better.

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Fascinating story

Revisado: 03-25-24

This was the first time listening to a novel by James Clavell. I loved the story and thought the author did a great job at explaining Japanese culture. The story showed how western and eastern culture have difderent worldviews. At times it was hard to follow all the characters without visually seeing their names. This was a great story, but I was a little dissapoited how Clavell wrapped up the story. I will definitely listen to another in the the series.

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Great time piece

Revisado: 07-31-22

I like Michener, and this work had some great moments. From the standpoint of Michener writing about this time in history I believe he did a great job articulating some of the tension that young people faced during the 60's and 70's.

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A story of the human experience and human natue

Revisado: 02-19-22

I like Michener. This story was not as long as his other behemoths, but I got lost in it like all his other books. I found the last chapter very interesting which gave some of the back story to this novel, so much so that now I want to listen to Alaska.

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Fascinating!

Revisado: 12-24-21

Highly recommend, some things never change. This book tells the story not only about pirates but sheds a lot of light on the Americas.

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A master of history distillation

Revisado: 07-19-21

How do you boil down centuries of Roman history down into a podcast episodes. Mike Duncan is an expert at it, and for that reason, he has you wanting to investigate more about Roman history. If you love history, be careful, this podcast will be hard to turn off!

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A wonderful lesson on the West

Revisado: 05-19-18

I love James Michener novels. This is one of my favorites. Issues that haunted our nation's past are just as relevant today, that's what makes this novel so powerful.

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