The 50th Law

pretty good and I don't even like 50 cent!

good listen even if you don't like 50 cent will keep you to the end. I listened to it over 2 days!!!

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Fascinating stuff

Okay, I am wondering if maybe I'm being a bit of a sucker here - there are some valid arguments for slating this book - taking itself a bit too seriously, lacking humour, dubious connections to and input from 50 Cent - but nevertheless I found this fascinating. The ideas are so true - people tend to respect those who have no fear and can face people down; it is vital to be able to walk away from any deal you are not happy with; 50 Cent probably really did learn a lot of the "laws of power" on the street, and these are explained well here. The fault is in the slightly jumbled-up-ness of the book - Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power is slightly more focused - but given that I have played this through a few times, it rates as one of my favourites.

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Very good

Very good audio book. Greene's voice is at first annoying, but you get used to it the anecdotes, story's and philosophical references really inspire.
I wish there were more audio books like this

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Intersting and Educational

Would you consider the audio edition of The 50th Law to be better than the print version?

Yes it is better then print as you have every chapter being introduced by 50 cent himself. His voice gives more meaning to the subject.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The 50th Law?

How you can change your identity. That you are not born with certain personality traits but they evolve and you can change them.

Have you listened to any of Robert Greene’s other performances? How does this one compare?

no

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

It's interesting how business focused 50 cents is and this can be useful for other people in business as well.

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If 50 Cent was not a legend before, he is now

I like to start with the critical comments first. This book has somehow managed to turn 50s crimes into something that one must admire as great strategical moves. I think that is dangerous, because most people will not be put into such harsh environments like selling drugs in the projects. (I'm not even sure how he was able to say about 50 cutting someone's face and not getting him in trouble).
I think most people reading this book need to learn the lessons but adapt them in much milder forms. Remember that crime is not a desirable path and can lead even CEOs to many years in prison.

I had other critical thoughts while reading this, but overall I thought it was a memorable, unique and insightful book.
Robert Greene has found a recipe to success in his historical writing and has repeated that even when describing 50. This led to 50 being both directly and indirectly described to be similar to Napoleon Bonaparte, movie directors, segregation fighters, etc.

This made 50 look grander than life on several occasions. But let's remember that he's just a person that was able to make it big through hard work, determination and smart and dirty along the way.


I enjoyed hearing the book being read by the author. But it was very clear from his consistent style across multiple books that 50 Cent didn't write much other than his own quotes in this book. Would have been nice to have at least 1 full chapter from him.
But I don't blame them putting his name as the author to increase sales. It's the sort of book that 50 would teach you.

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Good read

Robert Greene is a very resourceful person, it's amazing how the human mind can contain so much knowledge, I too have an anger for knowledge. I see 50cent on a different light. overall a well put together book.

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Great Content But Dull Narration

I very much think the narration is what killed this audiobook. That aside, the content is very helpful. The chapter introductions by 50 Cent helped as the style is much more interesting, exciting and engaging. Very good book with practical tips. I recommend that Robert Greene gets someone else to read any book he releases in the future.

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Sensational. .

Totally not what I expected. An enjoyable, incitefull and interesting read. I would definitely recommend it.

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A good listen

This was a great book with some good insights from 50 Cent. It was slightly odd however listening to a detached narration and it also had an abrupt ending. However overall I quite liked it.

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Awesome, it is what I expected, quite entertaining

Where does The 50th Law rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's punching above average, definitely

What was one of the most memorable moments of The 50th Law?

An entertaining story throughout the book ties topics quite well together

Did Robert Greene do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

Question with regards to differentiating between characters does not really apply to this particular book since there's no dialogue to be narrated but this book is a story telling one, when it comes to introducing characters as a writer Robert Green introduced them into overall theme of the book very well (with help of 50cent I'm sure)

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Corporate or Street, principles are the same

Any additional comments?

It's a good motivational, and business orientated listen

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