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The Red Rooster (2000)

by Michael Wallace(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: I listened to the Audible version of The Red Rooster, which is an engaging historical fiction novel about Gabriela Reyes, a young Spanish women who is a refugee in Nazi-occupied Paris during WWII. Gabriela's story is one of revenge and the search for the man responsible for destroying her family. It begins after fascists murdered Gabriela's mother and brother and tortured her father two and a half years ago. Struggling to stay alive, Gabriella finds herself entangled in a French resistance plot that involves the German Gestapo and the United States.Even though this audio is over 11 hours long, it kept my interest the entire time and I found myself listening during my lunchtime instead of only during my commute to and from work. Michael Wallace does an excellent job describ... moreing scenes and his conversations were extremely realistic. The characters are well-developed and the plot is believable. Rosemary Benson's narration was superb. Several characters had appropriate accents that were maintained throughout the story, and she had distinguishable voices for the men and women, as well as the young and elderly. Great job!
review 2: I began reading this book earlier in the year but gave up. Last week I decided to try again. I think its the kind of book that will appeal to people who would enjoy reading about occupied Paris during the war, with Nazis and Gestapo thugs all over the place. The story seemed to be over-burdened with night club life, prostitutes and the desperate struggle to survive under the jackboot. I don't think it captured the real essence of the threat that existed during the war in occupied countries, and I don't think there are too many people alive today who could challenge Wallace's interpretation. I thought there was too much dialogue in the book, but other readers might have a different view. It has received a huge amount of four and five stars on Amazon, so I would recommend potential readers to check the reviews there rather than rely on my relatively low grading. less

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