Fred J. Kamm

Really bad narration.

Revisado: 03-27-19

I don't expect to get angry over a book, unless the subject matter is meant to get me there. However, when the subject is climbing and the narrator is so damn bad that I have to think about the meaning of each sentence he (Jim Manchester) reads...then I get angry. I'd like to read or listen to this book. I wonder if the narrator has any idea of what he read. I could do better...and i'm an old man.

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I would have enjoyed this book...

Revisado: 03-21-19

when I was a teenager. I'm sure I would have enjoyed it later, too, when I was raising my young son. But here I am, now an old man...and I can't imagine enjoying this story any more than I did today. I couldn't put down. Actually, I mean I couldn't stop listening to it. Beautifully written and beautifully narrated. I was in the canoe with them. I smelled the smoke. I felt rampage of the rapids. Most of all I felt like part of that thing called "best friendship". Thank you, Peter, for another wonderful story.

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Not the best of Grey Man...

Revisado: 03-13-19

In fact, it may be the worst of the Grey Man series. The plot was convoluted and the characters were clichés. I tried to like the story, but had to give up.

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And he does it again...

Revisado: 03-09-19

This book was even better than most of the Prey Series. Some very good twists. Sandford is the man. If he keeps writing this stuff, I'll keep reading it.

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Not very engaging.

Revisado: 03-06-19

I don't think the narrator enjoyed the book. He showed very little emotion...kind of flat.

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I think this is one great book

Revisado: 03-06-19

BUT don't try to do anything (like driving) while your listening to it. If you've read any of Foer's work, you know that the dialogue is super-sonic fast and you can miss an entire conversation if your focus slips for a moment. I loved the family...all 3 generations that live in this story. And while I don't know for sure, it seems more than a little biographical. Having read all 16 hours of "Here I Am" I feel like part of their family. I know I ate with them, because I could smell the pickles. Give yourself a treat and read this book. It's the best of Foer.

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I'm left with love and anger.

Revisado: 06-04-18

If I were sitting with the auther, David Finkel, I'd thank him, deeply grateful for the gift of this story. I believe i've spent the last 11 hours with the 216th Battilion, the "Rangers"... But really, it wasn't 11 hours, it was 15 months of active duty...or the 24 months this story encompases. Had I not read David's book, I'd be empty of an important part of so many "Good Soldiers". Again, thank you, David Finkel, for this gift.

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An exciting read.

Revisado: 04-19-18

Much better than I expected. The writing is clear and clean. We all know the story line, yet I found each chapter exciting and vibrant. I don't know how it could have been written any better, and still be non-fiction.

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I can't wait for Jack Carr's next book.

Revisado: 03-12-18

I'm gonna keep it simple. I don't write many reviews, but this book is the best mystery / thriller I've read of the more than 500 of the genre. The author wound the web together masterfully. Thank you, Jack Carr. You better have the next ready to go.

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This is the truest tale i have ever read.

Revisado: 08-08-15

Would you consider the audio edition of Father's Day to be better than the print version?

I didn't read the print version, but it couldn't be any better. These people, Buzz and Zack, lived in the telling of their story. And I was right there with them. Buzz is not the most likable guy in the world, nor the best father. I know this because he told us the true story. I read this book after hearing a PBS interview of Buzz, in which he mentioned that he was disappointed that "Father's Day" had bombed. He was wrong. This is a beautiful, tough, true story of a father and son....bumps and all.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Father's Day?

Listening to the many, humiliating episodes of Buzz falling apart and blowing up...blaming Zack for all that was wrong. I wanted to slap him back to sense...and i wanted to cry for them both.

Which character – as performed by Buzz Bissinger – was your favorite?

I don't see how any father could help but love Zack. Maybe I'm wrong about my limitation to fathers, but that's all I can speak to.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No...I had to stop for hours to think about what i was reading; about what was really happening.. Therefor the book took me two days.

Any additional comments?

I read "Friday Night Lights" decades ago. I think it was a wonderful, epic, true story. I want more of Bissinger. I'm selfish that way. I'd like to read more about his life...leather and all.

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