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I finished the book in about two nights, and it nicely sated my curiosity about the Queen. I don't know that I'm so enamored with British royalty that I'll pick up Lacey's other books, but I would definitely recommend <i>The Queen: A Life in Brief</i> to anyone looking for a basic rundown of recent history. This book accomplishes exactly what it set out to do, and for that, it is worth mentioning.<br><br>(My full review appears on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-queen-life-in-brief-by-robert-lacey.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Rated Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Greatest Shop in the Galaxy 8/10
This one had its funny moments, but I look forward to hearing one of these older audios that isn't loosely centered around "men being weird around Benny."
Rated Ring the Hill 10/10
I love pretty much everything I've read from Tom Cox, and this nature-memoir is no different. It's all lovely, informative, and funny too, with some bonus spooky elements. Just as it should be. Looking forward to the next one.
Rated The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces 4/10
Frightening.
High use of steroids in order to cope with the physical ordeal of training seems to be the entry door to heavier drugs.
Elite corps look like a bunch of macho, drug addicted and assassin gang.
On style, I didn't like the way the book is written...too much jumping around in time and episodes.
Finished reading A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Rated The Mountains of Mourning 8/10
Rated River of Teeth 7/10
<div>I liked this more than Upright Women Wanted, and it's an interesting alternate history to explore. Maybe the audiobook narrator took something away from it from me, sorry. </div>