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Trapping the BTK Animal

Revisado: 07-02-23

Great story. Fine narration. Very enjoyable read. Knew nothing about this. Quite disturbing to know this kind of person existed.

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Insane Choice of Narrator

Revisado: 11-05-22

The story was interesting and quite detailed. Narrator has a very irritating voice. Made me want to blow off finishing the book. The ending of the book is weakly done.

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Woke and Weak and Why was this Written?

Revisado: 02-12-22

Very bad book. Politically correct bent knee - woman admiral, woman POTUS and, even better, the U.S. attack submarine "Michelle Obama"!. Low on believability and trite writing befitting a high, high school sophomore, rather than an Admiral. If this is any indication of the imagination and creativity of the people leading our military, God help us. To make sure you understand how lightweight the creator of this lead zeppelin is, he suggests people look to a Kubrick parody for insight into reality (Dr. Stranglove) in the "comments" once this slow grind of a book mercifully concludes. Now THAT suggestion is truly scary. When he began to complain that prior wars were due to people with a "lack of imagination" (unlike him), the odor of the narcissist began to penetrate my ears. This is instantly recognizable as the same tissue thin depth of cognition as the light weight carbon bipeds that get their "news" from late night comedians. This is a preachy lecture from a self-absorbed "thou shalter" who, realizing he has revealed a bit too much, starts claiming to be a political centrist. Sure, buddy. Oh man, Tom Clancy is spinning in his grave.

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Unfortunate Finish

Revisado: 12-22-19

Enjoyable history. Discounting to have it ruined with an idiot’s politics chapter on comparing Trump to Caligula. Seriously? Grow up.

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Another Hastings Gem

Revisado: 10-02-19

Best of the many overview histories I have read on the war. Well organized and narrated. Tough subject to keep it down the middle on. He succeeds.

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Concise Overview of Incredible History

Revisado: 11-16-18

Even treatment of key events and accomplishments of the history of the internet. To me, the importance of Facebook is overstated to a fanboy degree. Otherwise, a very enjoyable romp through this recent tech historical period.

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The Struggle to Criticize Gods

Revisado: 02-11-18

Rosy aura sprayed over mediocrity accomplishment of the best that ever were at what they did. To understand this statement, listen to the White Album all the way through. Then listen to Let It Be al the way through. Then listen to Abbey Road all the way to the end. You cannot but appreciate the unpolished half- hearted accomplishment that Let It Be is as an inferior thing inserted between two incredible pieces of musical creation. The cool details are always fun to learn but the time, effort and the result was basically lame.

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Great Series Now Running on Fumes

Revisado: 10-22-17

Sad to see the qualitative drop in this (hopefully) last book. The writing focuses on Flynn-like plot threads but fails to make the transitions as crisp as we have become accustomed to. No real progressive increase in plot tension. As others have said, the switch in narrators was a very bad move and made me regret buying the audio version. George G., however, would not have saved this effort.

Mitch sounds exhausted, Kennedy and Alexander thrown together hurriedly. The other old characters, ridiculously assembled here, come off pale and one dimensional. Could have illustrated this one and sold it as the first Mitch Rapp comic book. The writing is an embarrassment. Real shame.

In time, I will buy the paperback and see if it reads a little better than my impression now but this one is a flop and I would not expect many more of these to come. You would expect Mills to move on to something else rather than simply mailing in another Mitch Rapp book in order to cash a check for himself and Vince's family.

Better reads in this genre are out there to be had. Would never have written those words before this dud. I see the high ratings given by others and see them as a sign of reluctance to admit an old friend doesn't have was it takes anymore. Me too, my friends, me too. The time has come to say goodbye, though.

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