Obama's Wars

By: Bob Woodward

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Working behind the scenes for 18 months, Bob Woodward has written the most intimate and sweeping portrait of President Obama making the critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret war in Pakistan, and the worldwide fight against terrorism. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes, and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president, Woodward offers an original, you-are-there account of Obama and his team in this time of turmoil and uncertainty.

©2010 Simon and Schuster Audio; 2010 Bob Woodward

Tremendous !

I listened to this book 3 times and will probably listen to it again. Fascinating details and so well written.

Well Documented; Well Written

Ive been reading a number of books on the was in Afghanistan and this book immediately impressed me with not only its intricate detailing of White House intrigue and strategy development but also with its style. Woodword brings dialogue and action to his storytelling transforming a slow (albeit crucial) process into an epic keeping readers glued to the page.

Interesting... but not compelling

This is not the author's best work. He tells the story without providing much of the counter-arguments he provides in other such works.

A worthwhile read

Would you listen to Obama's Wars again? Why?

Obama's War tells a very interesting story of the relationship between the Obama Administration and US military leadership.

Who was your favorite character and why?

All of the characters are interesting, providing different points of view on escalation of the Afghanistan war.

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

This books flaw is the narration. Its too over the top bordering on corny.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The Forgotten War

Slow start but good info and ending

Again Woodward good reporting I was a little lost in the beginning but caught up somewhere in the middle. I am amazed at the things that go on in the world that many do not lnow about or can even begin to understand.

Obama Wars

This book took me longer to get through, however, the story was great. I enjoyed the narration it was easy to listen and understand.

Dull

A very average book. I thought it was repetitive and dull. Previous books are far better.

Not a thrilling book

This book is just like a notebook of minutes from endless meetings. As another reviewer said, everything is almost a repeat and the listener can get easily lost in the details. The structure of the book is not conducive for a convenient listening. If you plan to get your facts while driving or exercising, this book won’t do it. In fact, it is also minimally useful for any kind of reading/listening. The details are just overwhelming and make the reader yawn after a while. If you are news and politics junkie, perhaps you can find some merit. A reviewer said he or she read the book three times already. I am seriously doubt about the benefits of such a waste of time. I give two-stars for the sake of the effort spent on this book.

dull and repetitive

struggle to finish. several chapters have to be fast forwarded as long meetings of repetition is presented. interesting story and good reporting but needs to be edited

Drawn out

The book could have been half the length. Very redundant. It is difficult to keep track of all the individuals in the book.