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In My Skin
- A Memoir of Addiction
- De: Kate Holden
- Narrado por: Christy Lynn
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 420
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 370
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 365
A shy, bookish college graduate from a solid middle-class home, Kate Holden was uncertain of her way in life. When she decided to try her first hit of heroin, she did not anticipate that the drug would take over. Desperation drove her first to offer her body on the streets and then in high-class brothels, where she discovered hidden strengths as well as parts of herself that frightened her. With the acceptance and unyielding love of a family that never abandoned her, Kate Holden ultimately defeated the drug and left her netherworld behind.
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4 out of 5 stars
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NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING...
- De Margaret en 10-02-13
- In My Skin
- A Memoir of Addiction
- De: Kate Holden
- Narrado por: Christy Lynn
Powerful story of a drug addicted sex worker
Revisado: 04-08-20
From most summaries it sounds like a tired premise, indeed... an overused trope that DARE would have dreamt up back in the 90s. But this book doesn't villainize the POV character and somehow keeps her a relatable protagonist even in the midst of her many questionable life choices and poor coping methods. It doesn't preach at readers or even set her up as some helpless damsel enslaved to an evil substance, or suggest that falling in love or embracing God will be the magical cure to help her see the light, as if some external source of love and support were the only prerequisites required for someone to successfully recover from an addiction to hard drugs.
It also doesn't paint her shamefully for the fact that she is supporting herself throughout most of the book as a sex worker in various brothels. Prostitution is legal in Australia, though highly regulated with policies in place like regular mandatory government-funded health check ups and STI testing to protect the safety of the girls as well as their clients. One doesn't get the impression that her chosen line of work is to blame for her addiction, or that she would give up her line of work even if heroin had never entered the picture. The telling of this woman's journey is so morally neutral and objective that's it's refreshing. There is no clear moral at the end of this story, just a vivid and well crafted glimpse into the reckless, rollicking path taken by a woman who made all the "wrong choices" according to most parents and American society in general. It made her life into a somewhat rocky ride, to say the least, but it doesn't inevitably destroy her.
Sex workers who read this memoire will most likely be thrilled and grateful to see such a fair and accurately portrayed description of someone who sells their body willing without the trope of spiraling into some form of terrible and inevitable destruction. Not a typical story at all, and I'm very glad to have read it.
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- De: Robert O’Brien
- Narrado por: Barbara Caruso
- Duración: 6 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,898
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,439
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,452
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narration felt a bit slow, but otherwise was good
- De Adam Shields en 12-15-15
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- De: Robert O’Brien
- Narrado por: Barbara Caruso
A classic!
Revisado: 10-04-18
I love this book. It goes into so much more depth and realistic detail than the Don Bluth animated film, The Secret of Nimh. It actually kind of bothers me that the movie introduced magic into the story for no reason I can fathom. Especially when it seems like O'Brien took great care in showing us that every amazing feat performed by these rats was accomplished through technology. Indeed, a famous quote by Arthur C. Clark always springs to mind whenever I think of this book, as it seems to be an underlying theme... "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Surely this is how the insular and mysterious rats were viewed by the other native animals in the vacinity.
In any case, I highly recommend this story. I have reread it many times.
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