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River Monsters. By Jeremy Wade (2011)

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4.2 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0857820001 (ISBN13: 9780857820006)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Swordfish

review 1: The audio version of River Monsters is enhanced by the narration provided by its author, TV celebrity Jeremy Wade. I felt like Mr Wade was actually accompanying me to work each morning, describing his various fishing adventures around the world. The drawback, however, is that as a television star, Mr. Wade is used to a visual medium. There is only so far that he can go to describe his surroundings, team, and the creatures he is attempting to catch. On television, you can see the fish he catches. In print, the illustration section commonly inserted into a non-fiction book can help to fill in these blanks. In audio … not possible. (Aside: A few audio books, such as Keith Richards' autobiography, do provide a direction with .jpg or .pdf files that can be displayed on... more your computer. This is not one of those books – and it would greatly benefit from it.)Still, the book itself was entertaining, the author obviously knowledgable about his subject given that he is decribing his own travels, and it was a good use of my time.RATING: 4 1/2 stars, rounded down to 4 stars due to the aforementioned weakness in audio format.
review 2: I had never seen the television show and I had never heard of Jeremy Wade. My friend recommended it and said I would love it. And I did.Mr. Wade was a writer before having his own tv show and he must have been a good one. This is a well written book and will keep you at the edge of your seat. I do not recommend that you read it at night. I did and found I could not sleep! The chances this man took--whew!It's a fun and interesting read. Highly, highly recommended. less

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