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Took 6 months but worth it

Revisado: 01-17-25

It is quite an intense listen. It took me 6 months of on and off listening (I’m a painter and can easily finish a book this length in 2-3 days), but I am so so so glad I hung in for the whole of it. It was a lot and I needed breaks but I appreciated the attention to detail and historical accuracy Dan Jones brought to his (first?) novel. Throughly worth it.

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Unfortunate Narration but Interesting

Revisado: 02-16-24

The book itself is quite interesting overall. Though I feel like I got a bit more of the narrator/author’s personality than I had wanted. The most difficult thing was to get through her narration. She puts on an accent personalized to each person she quotes… sometimes this feels a bit offensive other times like a theatre kid narrating. She quotes a fair number of people (which I appreciate hearing from them “directly”) so there’s a lot of voices she puts on throughout the book. Additionally when she quotes many people it’s like she forgets all understanding of tone and intonation in the sentences pausing at strange moments.

It was worth listening to despite the narration being a bit poor and a little honestly cringy at points.

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Why does he just not pronounce the names the same

Revisado: 11-14-23

The book is interesting, not quite as thrilling as the previous one, but worth the read. However, the fact he pronounces names differently or as entirely different names in parts for main characters is very disturbing and really pulls the listener out of the story.

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Jaw dropping

Revisado: 08-18-23

I was skeptical and had this book on my wish list for ages till a friend told me to listen… wow I nearly finished the whole thing in one day. I could not stop listening. Great writing and narration. It’s incredible story.

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Overall pretty good

Revisado: 06-25-23

Definitely enjoyed the story really interesting. The narration was pretty good. Though at times the author can get quite moralistic or explain the obvious, such as how there weren’t cell phones in the early 80’s etc. Writing can be a bit awkward sometimes, but I was there for the story more than anything.

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Extremely Interesting

Revisado: 05-02-23

I was genuinely quite riveted for most of the book, which is a triumph for such a long and relatively dry historical approach. His approach felt unique and really reframed commons assumptions and histories generally taught.

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Slow start but worth the wait

Revisado: 02-01-23

At first the book seemed a bit dry and didn’t initially get me. But after listening for a while I was quite enthralled. Definitely worth the listen and gives some interesting historical background and context. For anyone interested in the niche genre of shipwreck books and other frigid adventure survival books.

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Exceeds Expectations

Revisado: 01-17-23

I was a little nervous getting into this book as it was quite the commitment. But I loved every minute of it. Fantastic storytelling and reading. It makes history engaging, occasionally funny, and thoughtful.

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My All Time Favorite Podcast

Revisado: 08-21-22

It's great. They're great. And it's super funny.

I listen to these religiously every week when they come out and have for years. I love the new express episodes helping me make it through the week between regular episodes.

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