Captain of Industry

By: Karin Kallmaker

Narrated by: C.C. Sinclair

Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

The world is at Jennifer Lamont's feet - right where she wants it. She has made breaking hearts a blood sport, and the cool, calculated use of other people's backs has led to the stardom she has craved from the first time she heard applause. Lust or fear is all she has ever believed she could see in the eyes of others.

Suzanne Mason has built the enviable life she was always told smart geeks could never have. Fortune, fame, and the beautiful girls usually reserved for captains of football teams are all hers. She has everything she ever wanted, except the one woman who is no one's trophy.

Expert combatants in the games of life know there can only be one winner. Regardless of the scorching attraction between them, the game of love is no different, is it?

©2016 Karin Kallmaker (P)2016 Karin Kallmaker

Theme of finding the one, followed by break throughout time I didn't like

The story is well written but I found it painful, two perfect people fall in love or at least in lust but enough to know the other is the one but keep breaking up, or disappearing in the night all because the one who wants to be actress can't come out because it will ruin her career chances. So they keep meeting over the decades have hot sex, awful break ups on and on until she finally comes out and it's just too late for them. I hated it, to much self hate,

Good Story

I really liked the story. Although it was a bit predictable I like that we took a journey into the lives of successful and driven women who happen to be lesbians. The struggle portrayed is very real and was easy to connect with, regardless of sexual orientation. I always struggle with narration because I find it cheesy that the narrator changes the influx of their tone when changing character. it kinda takes me back to elementary school but I did like the voices and the accents. I was not however fond of the excessive imagery. I don't need to know the details of everything I'm surrounded by so it felt forced. But I really did like the story and I'd recommend it just as I've reviewed it.

I couldn't

I had a hard time listening to this book. The voice actor was not easy to follow. it's not my cup of tea. I couldn't listen to the whole thing. I skipped chapters.

Loved this story!

I loved this story and the performance by the reader kept me engaged the entire time!

Jennifer LaMont!!!!

I didn’t think I could end up loving her but I did! A different take on slow burn where we slowly see the layers peel away to a kind and loving heart - bravo for this story. Highly recommend!

When Fool’s Gold turns to REAL Gold! This book is worth more than whatever you pay for it! Highly recommend!

More than once I paused while listening to this book because it seemed unrelenting in its glorification of surface beauty and all things superficial. Thankfully this is a trojan horse for what becomes an intelligent, astute, courageous and proactive treatise on our multi-media celebrity-driven society. Never has it been made more clear that women are often forced to give up so much more than men to achieve success in their professional lives, And yes, while giving up less, men often manage to get paid more! This is especially true if women’s careers put them in the lime light of the entertainment industry. And why do we care, other than the obvious lesser instincts that we all possess? As noted, by the author and her characters, it is this same industry, in combination with the media, that has the greatest potential to win hearts and minds to a more egalitarian and equitable society, where no one’s potential goes untapped or is less than fully realized simply because they are a girl or a woman. So stick with it- the book gets better and better!

The narration was pleasing at times. At other times it seemed disconnected from the author’s words due to an odd cadence or chosen voice for a particular character. This is solely my impression and it should be noted that I still enjoyed listening to the story! There’s a nice amount of sapphic spice and noted changes that have affected LGBTQIA families. One of the best parts of this book is seeing the characters grow over time! They become who they always wanted to be, and because of this, their career success gives them the ultimate power- choice!

Not a bad way to spend 10 hours

The story pushed some buttons that probably needed pushing for me; so that's points in its favor. I'd be giving away too much story to say more about what I liked, but I liked it more than I expected to (voiced isn't usually my choice of media, nor is the subject matter what I usually read). The voicework was done by a friend of mine, and I hear her voice in a lot of it, so it's hard to sort that out as I listen, but she pulled the characters apart well enough for me to get into the story.

Another great love story

This story takes place over 20 years. It shows how two people learn and grow and then find each other again at the right time in their lives. Love love it.

I Resemble That Remark!

I really appreciate Ms. Kallmaker's complex characters and lack of drama. The people are rich, even confusing... but in a good way!

Geeks are distracted by shiny things... and beautiful women. Models and actresses can be awesome at #STEM endeavors. Geeks aren't always unselfish and can be um idiots. Models and actresses have to have their worlds well compartmentalized to be what/who is needed for their careers and not be mistaken for whoever is in a popular magazine of recognizable part. I am truly in awe of people who don't crumble. It's not just ego or not strictly self-aggrandizement. It must take a tremendous amount of strength. Hat's off to every publicly visible woman who can have millions of people think they know them and people who are close that may never know them.

In touch with the times

Excellent romance novel that is in touch with what's currently discussed (and how) in the LGBT community. Well read too!