Black Ops

By: W.E.B. Griffin

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

W.E.B. Griffin always hits the target- right at the top of the best seller lists....

W.E.B. Griffin's explosive Presidential Agent novels have gained worldwide acclaim for "leaving satisfied thriller readers hankering for more." Now, in Griffin's number one New York Times best seller, the Russian bear is stirring after many years of hibernation - and it is hungry.

©2008 W.E.B. Griffin (P)2008 Penguin Audiobooks

professional job

the reader did a outstanding job of putting Emotional where it needed to be it added to the story

Absolutely the Worst Tripe I have ever listened to

Would you try another book from W. E. B. Griffin and/or Dick Hill?

I love Dick Hills narrations he is in a class all his own. W.E.B. Griffin I may listen to some older things but if this an example of what he intends to write I will not listen to any more of his offerings.

Has Black Ops turned you off from other books in this genre?

Yes, the fear of listening to more crap like this is not something I would willingly subject myself to.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

No he didn't, but how he managed to narrate this is a credit to him, as I would have filed this book in the circular file by my desk.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No, it did not have any redeeming qualities and just may have had an equal and opposite outcome, utter revulsion.

Any additional comments?

I had listened to the first three books in this series and enjoyed them very much, I then saw that the reaction to the next book was poor so I came to this one and saw a good review so thought I would try it. Well now I am having a hard time to come up with polite words to convey ALL the negative things I want to say about this book. To say that it was awful is not harsh enough. I like fiction but if the authors and editors thought that the characters and plots were believable they were gravely mistaken.

Was this written by another author?

I've read all of the books in this series. As well as other series by the same author. This one was awful. It felt like it was written by a teenager. The opening was good and then it went downhill fast. The story didn't do anything. It was mostly dialogue. And the dialogue was that of a couple of teenage boys. Just awful.

Disappointing

I've read and listened to them all and this one is the most disappointing of the Carlos Castillo novels. Lack of action and constant reiteration of old character backgrounds makes it a long dull listen.

Just awful

I have read all the Charlie/Carl books and this one is awful. The plot is absurd, the characters, especially "Svetty" are terrible. Charlie becomes a comic book fool and Dick Hill over does it.UGH

Bad cartoon quality writing

Terrible writing with cartoonish characters. Female characters were about as bad as anyting I've listened to in over 150 books here at Audible. Terrible narration with an attempt at female voices that grated my nerves. One of the worst choices I've made.

black ops

if you are looking for action this is not for you

A Little Less Conversation, More Action Please

I enjoyed the other Presidential Series books with Charlie Castillo. This one was tedious because it seemed to be mostly people sitting around making conversation. The conversations told the story, but they also told part of the stories in the previous books. This book had a good story and a good ending that opened up new adventures for Charley, but it could have had about 30 percent edited out.

poor production

Narrator created ridiculous voices for the characters. This book is nothing like the past in it's series.

Too Detailed - Read Like a List for the Market

I was very excited by the jacket in the store and because I was in need of a fix after working through the new Vince Flynn novel.

This however just did not really cut the mustard so to speak. Although enjoyable and detailed, the story is boggled in minutae and odd soft porn that just detract from what could be a action packed spy story.

Premise is good and it probably lends some insight into how you have to shop and prepare for a black op logistics but beyond that it really drags through the 30 odd hours. If it was not for my long commute I would have never finished this.