Wacky, but slight

Writing about those theories that are distinctly outside the accepted narrative, Kollerstrom resides firmly on my ‘pinch of salt’ pile. I’ve liked his slightly scatty bumbling delivery in various interviews and presentations that I’ve watched online when going down the 'weird stuff' rabbit hole, so thought I’d pick up his two available self-read audiobooks here, namely ‘How Britain Initiated Both World Wars’ and ‘False Flags over Europe: A Modern History of State-Fabricated Terror’. The open-minded should find this type of writing interesting, but you need to know when to stop before being sucked totally into the conspirasphere. With that being so in vogue at the moment, I can see how easy that would be for those, lets say, with slightly less robust common sense. The book titles will already tell you what to expect, and if you’re into that sort of thing, as I occasionally am, I’m sure you’ll like them.

However, both titles are very slight. This is fine as long as they’re good but unfortunately, both narrations seem rushed and even more mumbling than usual for Kollerstrom to the point that information seems to be missed out as sentences trail off. Largely copy and paste jobs from other, longer, books, they also seem to be missing huge chunks of information which it is assumed the listener will already know. This is a shame given the short running times. For me, both Kollerstrom audiobooks here are missed opportunities. I’m still interested in hearing more and would pick up more audiobook titles from him, but was left a little disappointed by these. Well worth getting if you like his work and these types of theories, but I’m unlikely to revisit either anytime soon.

Both get a three out of five. Fine in their field, but probably too niche and wacky in style for broader appeal, which is probably half the battle lost for the author before a word has even been read.

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