Josh Boyle

Rad

Revisado: 04-14-25

The narrator really seemed to struggle with capturing Mark's personality. 😉 Just jokes. the book was great and it was especially good to hear Mark read it. some people have said that this book is not deep enough but I disagree. I think Mark offered a lot of honesty and insight into who he is. If you are a blink fan, rock fan, or just like good memoirs, this book is fantastic.

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An 80s Space Coming of Age Masterpiece

Revisado: 07-24-23

I found this book because of Riding Rockets. That book offers a shockingly frank and intimately honest view into the lives of the shuttle astronauts. Patrick Mullane offers the same frankness and intimate honesty in his memoir about teenage life in the United States. Although my father was not an astronaut, I still identified with so much of this book.

I found myself regularly laughing out loud and also cringing with embarrassment. And I shed a few tears at the end when he sweetly and delicately talked about one of his mother's tragedies.

Ultimately this is a book about family love and the love described your end is both inspirational and aspirational. I'm grateful that it exists and that I had a chance to listen to it. Thank you, Mr. Mullane!

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Superb

Revisado: 11-24-22

Reza offers a fresh and entertaining look at the real Jesus. He equally skilled as a writer and a narrator. As someone who has been bored to tears by the New testament, I rather wish Reza had been there at the time because his book is anything but boring.

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Magnificent

Revisado: 10-01-22

Abnett is a wonderfully descriptive writer, who populates this universe with interesting people and ideas. Great narrative as well that is perfectly fitting for the setting.

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A Tour De Force

Revisado: 04-06-22

Captivating and interesting from start to finish. Captain Kelly is an excellent storyteller and narrator. His willingness to share his personal struggles makes space flight feel personal.

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The master of exploration delivers again

Revisado: 08-14-21

I was 6 years old when Bob Ballard found the Titanic and I thought he was the coolest person on the planet. Now I'm 42 and find him even cooler because he now lets us know just how human and riddle he is in his autobiography.

This was one of those books that I finished in a few days. I put it on anytime I had a spare moment.

Scott Brick is it good narrator and has a great voice. however, there are a few times that his pauses and inflection made some poignant parts seem saccharine. But overall he did a great job and it seemed like Bob himself was narrating it.

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It is a gift to see the world through Jim's eyes

Revisado: 06-23-21

I loved Navajos wear Nikes and was a little worried about whether I would enjoy Jim's adult life as much as I had enjoyed his stories of adolescence. I feel a little foolish that I had entertained that thought because he took that same wide-eyed spiritual inquisitiveness from his youth into adulthood.

This book is so beautifully written that I found myself in tears numerous times. For me personally, I believe his story about the yearling and how he wrote that chapter is absolute literary art that is as fine if not finer than anything anyone has written.

I laugh, I cried, and I learned so much more about life and the world around me.

Thank you, Jim. Thank you more than I can ever properly convey.

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Fantastic book and fantastic narration.

Revisado: 04-29-21

this book provides great insight into the birth, life, and death of a world war II aircraft carrier. if you are a fan of world war II or naval history then I highly recommend it.

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Compelling and well researched

Revisado: 04-05-21

This is the third book I've read about the Bismarck and I think it is probably the best. It is very well researched and the author writes in a compelling style that retained my interest throughout even though I was quite aware of the events. The narrator does a very fine job and I think it adds quite a bit to the story that he is British.

The author includes many personal stories from people who were on or around the Bismarck, which gives a great sense of what life was like on capital ships and what sailors thought and felt.

Even if you have read other books about the Bismarck and even if you think you know the story well, I believe this book is a very worthwhile read. Personally, I am more interested in HMS Hood, and while I would always wish there would be more about that glorious ship, I feel the author did a good job giving reasonable detail about the Hood, while not allowing it to overshadow the most important ship when writing about the Bismarck.

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Excellent overview of submarine warfare

Revisado: 02-28-21

Very well written and quite interesting. it is British focused but still provides good information about other nation's submarine history. Most books I've read before about submarine history mostly covers the United States, Russia, and Germany, So it was actually a very nice to find out a lot more information about Great Britain's submarines.

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