Tamara C-J

Excellent writing and performance

Revisado: 10-06-21

What an incredible debut by Femi Fadugba and one of the best audiobook performances I’ve ever listened to. The storyline, the twists and turns even the maths kept me engaged from start to finish. I loved the contemporary references intertwined with the story - brilliantly written and definitely worthy of film or mini series adaptation!! Highly recommend!

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Good Story - Awful accents

Revisado: 02-15-21

With the exception of Bibike and Ariyike, the performances were awful. Why does audible not simply have people with authentic accents read the story. It’s so distracting to have to listen to actors who cannot do a convincing Nigerian accent and are incapable of even pronouncing some Yoruba words. This is the second badly performed book by a Nigerian author I’ve listened to. I think going forward I will stick to Kindle rather than audiobooks.

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Most insightful of all presidential memoirs

Revisado: 12-21-20

Brilliantly written in a simple but completely engaging way. The stories behind the headlines and big political issues were fascinating. Absolutely loved listening to Barack Obama’s reading of A Promised Land. It reminded us of what an exceptional person he is and that is presidency, despite operating in the realm of American politics which is steeped in cynicism and focused on power at all cost, was as grounded and true to Obama’s personal integrity as was possible. Highly recommend this book,

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Awful accent

Revisado: 09-27-19

This audio book does the novel a huge disservice- the accent of the narrator is just awful and unbearable to listen to. What a shame!

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Mixed feelings

Revisado: 07-14-18

I loved the way this book started but then got irritated by the main characters and found it hard to empathize. While I understand the pain that he was going through, I found his behaviour inexcusable and wasn’t convinced that a character that had been so sensitive and thoughtful could suddenly turn on those who love him so easily.
As far as the performance was concerned I found it distracting when the male narrator spoke as the female character- it was off putting.
I expected more of an in-depth analysis of the marriage and its complexity but instead got a love triangle.

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Riveting and heartbreaking all at once

Revisado: 11-22-17

This book is both riveting and heartbreaking- as we root for one Wes Moore, we feel guilty that the other one could not have a different, happier ending.
I loved the writer Wes Moore’s story - the fact that despite their humble beginnings, his family aspired to so much and like so many struggling families, sacrificed so much to give their children a better chance. It’s so heartwarming to see that they never gave up despite the challenges, that his mother, grandparents and family friends’ contributions to his upbringing epitomized the expression “it takes a village”. At the same time it’s hard not to despair about the other Wes Moore not being part of that type of village, not having the type of support network that could have led to a different ending for him. Excellent book! Made me want to read more from this, formidable Wes Moore!

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Too much

Revisado: 01-24-17

Not my cup of tea. Felt like navel-gazing on the part of the author!! Satire overload! The message was lost after the 10th use of the N word!

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This should be part of the curriculum in America's schools

Revisado: 07-22-16

So poignant, so real - I found myself answering back as I listened. This beautiful work sadly becomes more relevant each day as black lives are taken with impunity.

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