Brandon Hamil

Fiction with no regard for history

Revisado: 06-07-22

This is a trashy romance rag. Maybe it was my fault for thinking it wouldn't be trashy and would at least be somewhat historically accurate. don't make the same mistake I did and waste your money if you're looking for something other than a trashy romance novel very loosely based on disputed history.

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compelling and to the point

Revisado: 04-04-22

This is a compelling collection of evidence that Brushy Bill Roberts was in fact William H Bonney AKA Billy The Kid. The affidavits from those who knew Billy The Kid was the best evidence, along with a memory of things not well known.

Brushy Bill Roberts was either Billy The Kid or someone who rode with him and was present at many important and mundane times during his life.

Whether you believe Brushy Bill was Billy The Kid or not, this is a worthwhile listen.

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Comprehensive and informative

Revisado: 06-21-21

This is a great social history of Tobacco that takes you all the way through the current near prohibition in the west. The narration is done well. It's worth the time to listen.

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Any lover of language should learn from this book

Revisado: 07-20-20

Any lover of language can learn from this book. The fact that black English as a legitimate dialect is the main theme doesn't do the reach of this work justice. The English language as a whole is illuminated as a way to contrast and compare the dialect if black English. No adjacent topic is avoided and this book is as concise as it is informative. I have, and will continue to, enthusiastically share this with friends. I am confident this work is not too far over anyone's head or certainly not beneath anyone's level of comprehension for them to leave much better informed about the English language, the Black dialect, and the relationship between the two.

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Well written and read. More Twain than Thoreau

Revisado: 04-07-20

Educational, entertaining, and interesting.

Pros-
Story: funny, realistic, and informative.
Performance: the reading elevated the story beyond it's mere words.

Cons-
Story: Long preachy tangents about the failures of conservation, even to the point of missing the dangers overpopulation of Moose to people and the environment.

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Excellently performed Greatest of fiction novels!

Revisado: 03-08-20

The Tennant of Wildfell Hall has long been my favorite fiction novel and this audio version is my favorite version of the kind.

This is a story that should be read by every young adult before marriage, as it shows the presumptuous folly of a woman having men as close friends without any romantic sentiment or notions developing.

One of the best themes is the consequences of decisions made in one's youth and the effects it can have on many others.

The best themes though are Love, patience, and redemption.

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more a recitation of recipes than anything else

Revisado: 08-23-19

I suffered through many hours of this before I couldn't take it anymore. Hours upon hours of recipes read, ingredient after boring ingredient. A few scarce minutes of history and culture in between just wasn't enough of a reward once the recipe readings once again went on for hours.

save yourself the time and don't start this, unless, of course, you love hearing old recipes read line by boring line

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more a recitation of recipes than anything else

Revisado: 08-23-19

I suffered through many hours of this before I couldn't take it anymore. Hours upon hours of recipes read, ingredient after boring ingredient. A few scarce minutes of history and culture in between just wasn't enough of a reward once the recipe readings once again went on for hours.

save yourself the time and don't start this, unless, of course, you love hearing old recipes read line by boring line

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A thorough yet fascinating & approachable work

Revisado: 07-17-19

Well written and well read; this is more historical & social than epidemiological. I won't ruin some of the best surprises but the black death shaped modern society in so many ways it's hard to imagine where we might be had it not happened just as it did.

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Well written and read

Revisado: 04-09-19

In a time of uncertainty, division, false unity and tolerance, this is a welcome read/listen.

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