5/23/2023 0 Comments King of the world remnick![]() So, I ended up listening while I did work around the house and at points where it jumped, I'd rn over to the book and read the gaps. It was a 6-hour abridgment which usually translates into cutting 1/3 to 1/2 of this book. Why would you let people abridge the audio version? Your audio choice was just stupid. It is a lazy and cheap way to do an audio-recording and all you end up with is an ugly, deformed homunculus of the original. I also had the Audible/audio version which I debated about listening to because it was abridged and I really hate abridged books (in any format). My edition was a 4th printing, 1st Edition from 1998. Weight in: I read the hardback version of Remnick's book, which was 306 pages (326 with acknowledgement, sources, and index). ![]() And I'm the greatest sleeper of all time. But the Man and the book will have to wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow I will take on this book and take my piece in three rounds. He was a butterfly that Nabokov couldn't catch or pin. I'm coming with the majesty of Muhammad Ali. I know Remick's words better than his mamma knows him. Of course he wrote it, because the words ran from him. I know the words better than Remnick could hope to ever know it. ![]() I beat people up." - Muhammad Ali Pre-Review Smack Talk: I will review this sucker tomorrow. ![]() Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. ![]()
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