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Kennard

Warner Robins, GA, United States | Member Since 2005

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9 reviews
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470 titles in library
37 purchased in 2013

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Against All Enemies

UNABRIDGED
- by Tom Clancy , Peter Telep
- Narrated by Steven Weber
Against All Enemies

UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 17 mins)

By Tom Clancy, Peter Telep

Narrated By Steven Weber

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1675)
Performance
(1080)
Story
(1095)

For years, ex–Navy SEAL Maxwell Moore has worked across the Middle East and behind the scenes for the Special Activities Division of the CIA, making connections, extracting valuable intelligence, and facing off against America’s enemies at every turn. And then...news of a potentially devastating coalition: What if two of the greatest threats to the security of the United States were to form an unholy alliance?
stephen says: "Be patient, it gets better"
"Not up to his former standards."

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Found this book to really be a drag. Too many flashbacks, jumped around and hard to keep track of just what was going on. If they should ever make a movie, I sure would like to have guns, ammo and explosives contract. Evidently the main guy does not understand that "stuff" happens and seems to want to carry the a lot of blame for everything. Actually I fell asleep several times, just could not get involved with it.

6 of 8 people found this review helpful
The Ranger: A Quinn Colson Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Ace Atkins
- Narrated by Jeff Woodman
The Ranger: A Quinn Colson Novel

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 56 mins)

By Ace Atkins

Narrated By Jeff Woodman

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(97)
Performance
(85)
Story
(84)

Northeast Mississippi: hill country, rugged and notorious for outlaws since the Civil War, where killings are as commonplace as in the Old West. To Quinn Colson, it's home - but not the home he left when he went to Afghanistan. Now an Army Ranger, he returns to a place overrun by corruption, and finds his uncle, the county sheriff, dead - a suicide, he's told, but others whisper murder.
Gary Dean says: "A New Favorite"
"A interesting story, fast moving, an easy listen"

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Story

Would you listen to The Ranger again? Why?

It's one I might come back to if I had some time on my hands and no good newer books available.

What about Jeff Woodman’s performance did you like?

Jeff Woodman's reading was easy to listen to. He does a nice job on different voices for the characters so they are recognizable.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
An American Spy

UNABRIDGED
- by Olen Steinhauer
- Narrated by David Pittu
An American Spy

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 33 mins)

By Olen Steinhauer

Narrated By David Pittu

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(156)
Performance
(124)
Story
(126)

With only a handful of “tourists” - CIA-trained assassins - left, Weaver would like to move on and use this as an opportunity to regain a normal life, a life focused on his family. His former boss in the CIA, Alan Drummond, can’t let it go. When Alan uses one of Milo’s compromised aliases to travel to London and then disappears, calling all kinds of attention to his actions, Milo can’t help but go in search of him. Worse still, it's beginning to look as if Tourism's enemies are gearing up for a final, fatal blow.
Joanne says: "Very complicated"
"a drag"

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Story

What would have made An American Spy better?

I really dont know.

What was most disappointing about Olen Steinhauer’s story?

I never finished it

What character would you cut from An American Spy?

I never was sure who the characters were.

Any additional comments?

To many oriental persons whose names are hard to keep track of and before long I was not sure who they were, etc.

9 of 27 people found this review helpful
Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor

UNABRIDGED
- by Dick Couch , George Galdorisi
- Narrated by Steven Weber
Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 59 mins)

By Dick Couch, George Galdorisi

Narrated By Steven Weber

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(796)
Performance
(701)
Story
(698)

Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home.
Jennifer says: "Give me a sec while I dry my eyes....."
"Just not the adventure of the earlier books"

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Performance
Story

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

maybe

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I am not a story writer

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

No comment

Was Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor worth the listening time?

It was OK, I just could not really get into it.

0 of 5 people found this review helpful
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever

UNABRIDGED
- by Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard
- Narrated by Bill O'Reilly
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 49 mins)

By Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

Narrated By Bill O'Reilly

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3030)
Performance
(2698)
Story
(2704)

The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices are not appeased....
Daniel says: "History Made Interesting"
"Good story, terrible narrator."

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Story

Would you try another book from Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard and/or Bill O'Reilly?

As long and Bill does not narrate it.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Just reads too fast, with his TV method

Any additional comments?

Sorry I purchased it.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful
The Informationist: A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel, Book 1

UNABRIDGED
- by Taylor Stevens
- Narrated by Hillary Huber
The Informationist: A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 22 mins)

By Taylor Stevens

Narrated By Hillary Huber

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1166)
Performance
(596)
Story
(604)

Vanessa “Michael” Munroe deals in information - expensive information - working for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise. Born to missionary parents in lawless central Africa, Munroe took up with an infamous gunrunner and his mercenary crew when she was just fourteen. As his protégé, she earned the respect of the jungle's most dangerous men, cultivating her own reputation for years until something sent her running. After almost a decade building a new life and lucrative career from her home base in Dallas, she's never looked back. Until now....
Readinista says: "Why is this the Audiobook Tournament?! Terrible!"
"A thriller NOT"

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Story

Really just kinda slow and uninteresting. Seemed to just be a lot of stuff that didnt contribute to the story.
had a hard time staying with it.

7 of 10 people found this review helpful
The Trinity Six

UNABRIDGED
- by Charles Cumming
- Narrated by John Lee
The Trinity Six

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 23 mins)

By Charles Cumming

Narrated By John Lee

Overall
(181)
Performance
(62)
Story
(67)

The most closely-guarded secret of the Cold War is about to be exposed – the identity of a SIXTH member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring. And people are killing for it.... London, 1992. Late one night, Edward Crane, 76, is declared dead at a London hospital. An obituary describes him only as a 'resourceful career diplomat'. But Crane was much more than that – and the circumstances surrounding his death are far from what they seem. Fifteen years later, academic Sam Gaddis needs money.
Ramon says: "Fun exciting intrigues perfectly narrated."
"Slow and plodding"

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Story

Book just seemed to drag along, Probably represents the actual way these things develop, Just seemed we were never going to get through it.

10 of 15 people found this review helpful
The Blue Noon: A Gripping Novel of Love, Betrayal, and One Man's Secret War

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- by Robert Ryan
- Narrated by Steven Pacey
The Blue Noon: A Gripping Novel of Love, Betrayal, and One Man's Secret War

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 17 mins)

By Robert Ryan

Narrated By Steven Pacey

Overall
(29)
Performance
(6)
Story
(5)

Paris, 1945. A manhunt is raging across the liberated city, conducted by the British, American, and French intelligence services. One man is more eager than most to find the quarry: Airey Neave, head of Room 900, the ultra-secret MI9 department. With him, it's personal. But who could have caused the normally cool British security establishment to send one of their most valuable operatives on such a mission?
F. Webster says: "Great historical fiction!"
"OK"

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Performance
Story

Story is good, but the book kinda rambles along.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful
The Ambler Warning: A Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Robert Ludlum
- Narrated by Scott Sowers
The Ambler Warning: A Novel

UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 59 mins)

By Robert Ludlum

Narrated By Scott Sowers

Overall
(883)
Performance
(109)
Story
(113)

On Parrish Island, a restricted island off the coast of Virginia, is a little-known and never-visited psychiatric facility. There, the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric states make them a danger to their own government, people whose ramblings might endanger ongoing operations or prove dangerously inconvenient. One of these employees, agent Hal Ambler, is kept heavily medicated and closely watched. But there's one difference between Hal and the other patients, Hal isn't crazy.
A User says: "What Were They Thinking?"
"great book"

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A typical Ludlum book, intreging to the end. I would love to see this as a movie. Get the abridged version, other wise it takes a long time to listen to.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful