Charlie White

Too many lyrics, not enough music

Revisado: 02-27-25

A few fun facts, but too much name dropping and scant musical knowledge or info. Mediocre narration wears thin. Overall, just okay.

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Clever history lesson

Revisado: 01-20-25

I loved this book. The narration was humorous, upbeat and continuously clever. There’s a lot of history covered, and the irreverence at the foibles of these kings and queens was so amusing I was laughing out loud to the point of public embarrassment. Highly recommended!

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Unlistenable Do-It-Yourself Narration

Revisado: 01-07-25

Incompetent vocal-fry narration. Voiceover acting is best left to the professionals, authors. This is why AI will soon be able to provide audiobook reading services, making all audiobooks more affordable. And, we can skip this usually bad idea of authors reading their own books.

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This book is not about Handel

Revisado: 11-22-24

What a frustrating book! It seemed like a schoolboy’s book report, when its writer hadn’t read the book. There are thousands of sentences written about everything under the Sun EXCEPT G.F. Handel!

How did this book get published? I’m mystified! Apparently, Handel had few letters or writings that survived the centuries since his death. Nor were there any worthy accounts from people who knew him. So what do we get? Pretty much nothing about Handel himself.

What a mess. Now I go forward, looking for a book that’s actually about Handel. Sigh.

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Needed a musician to host this podcast

Revisado: 10-31-24

They often talk more about religion than music. This is really a dumb podcast masquerading as an audiobook. Skip it. There are better books about Stevie Wonder.

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Note to Malcolm

Revisado: 10-23-24

Hey Malcom: This is an audiobook, not a podcast! Learn the difference and get a pro voice to read for your audiobooks. Drop the actors, music, window dressing, and your halting delivery.

All of it is annoying and getting even more self-indulgent. Beyond that, this rehashing of "Tipping Point" -- itself rife with misinformation -- feels like a money grab.

Yuck. I feel too generous giving your personal finance enhancement book project even two stars.

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Excellent overview of the peculiar bottled-water industry

Revisado: 07-22-24

This book was profoundly interesting for me, and much of it is still current and relevant even though it’s now 14 years after it was published.

However, it was quite disconcerting to hear dozens of references to an era that would’ve been hip and trendy two decades ago. Perhaps the author would consider creating an update to this important information!

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Sometimes authors should not narrate their own audiobooks

Revisado: 05-24-24

In addition to its uneven narration, the book lacked a good editor. The author told us too many side stories and anecdotes, making the book about twice as long as it should have been.

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Horrifying book, beautifully written

Revisado: 03-27-24

This is the best book about nuclear weapons and holocaust I’ve ever read. It’s well sourced, up-to-date, and downright terrifying. I challenged you to read it and not say this is the scariest scenario you’ve ever heard of.

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Corporate propaganda

Revisado: 02-19-24

Got bogged down in corporate techniques for softening criticism and firing people — I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard the word “feedback.”

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