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Start at the beginning not here.

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2 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-25-20

I was confused by all the details that ultimately
proved to be irrelevant until the closing comments by the author. I think this book was written for a audience that had developed an affinity for the characters and not so much about a good story.

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Soul Sucking

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1 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-19-20

I selected this book to help me better understand the whole race discussion. I finished the book depressed and feeling terrible for the author. She lives in a world where she and everyone with similar skin color are victims of oppression and are held in contempt or are outright hated by a powerful majority. There is no God in this world, and very few if any fathers. Just single mom’s being held back by a racist majority and living in poverty. Awful circumstances in an awful country. It’s not hard to understand here resentment and anger.

I didn’t get a better understanding of the race discussion. I have no doubt that the author absolutely believes everything she says. She is not lying. I also think that people that believe they are victims have a harder time living happy and productive lives. As long as people feel this way there is little hope of a meaningful discussion about race, but we can always strive to be more kind.

Pretty sure that author would say that people like me are part of the problem. I’m stuck because someone’s race tells me absolutely nothing about them. To paraphrase Victor Frankel, there are only two races the decent and the indecent. I live in a different world.

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Fun Listen

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-30-20

I was expecting a traditional audio book where the narrator may use inflections in their reading voice to portray different characters. This production plays like an old radio show drama complete with sound effects and actors. I almost stopped listening because it seemed so over produced, but once I understood I let the show go on and enjoyed it very much. It's a good story but longer than it needed to be - with the end being overly complex and painfully drawn out.

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Educational and entertaining

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-30-20

Some plants use caffeine to manipulate bees, and nature uses caffeine to manipulate us. Fascinating.

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Scholarly book written in plain-speak

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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-30-20

I learned so much from this book. It's written with zero consideration of PC culture which I found refreshing. He backs up all assertions with examples. Most importantly, his arguments comport with common sense. I am able to apply what I learned here with several race / ethnic peculiarities I've observed during world travels (for example traveling in Indonesia, most merchants where Chinese, and most taxi-cab drivers where of Indian descent). I have a new understanding of human behavior.

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Skip this are read Silence of the Lambs

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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-08-19

The plot and characters are so similar to the Silence of the Lambs but with far fewer surprises – especially the ending.

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I’m not a big Sy-Fi fan but I loved this series

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Reviewed: 06-08-19

Great conclusion to this original series. I found myself thinking about these three books long after I finished them – that’s the sign of a good story.

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I’m not a big Sy-Fi fan but I loved this series

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Reviewed: 06-08-19

I loved how replicating the same person resulted in different people with common aspects of the original.

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I’m not a big Sy-Fi fan but I loved this series

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-08-19

The author solves several big time and space physics problems with plausible remedies that don’t require the reader to take any big leaps of faith. Great read if you’re looking to story to fall into, I highly recommend this series.

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Harlequin Romance meets MSNBC social justice warri

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1 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-08-19

This was my first (and last) book by Greg Iles. The story kept dragging on with mostly superfluous details like the main characters car, a Flex (why?), and the hairy bush of his lover. The main characters where all so flawed that you end up not really caring how the story will end. To make the story worse it’s sprinkled with references to how awful Trump and “trumpers” are. I think the author was trying to be edgy, but it added nothing to the story and just served as political commentary (again why?). Scott Brick was the only redeeming aspect of the book, but it makes me wonder if he gets to pick and choose the stories he narrates.

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