Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon

Wow! I’ll be reading this again and again

Revisado: 02-06-25

There is so much to be unpacked, applied, absorbed. Appreciated. Why isn’t this all commonly implemented everywhere? This will advance self love and relief of trauma widely. It’s going to be the recommendation I make to everyone.

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Expanding the world and not to a little boy!

Revisado: 11-23-24

I assumed Alexander was a boy and was pleasantly surprised when I realised he was not! I really like that the catwings’ world expanded in this. Again some lovely emotional journeys and again nice adventure included.

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Glad there was a continuation to Catwings!

Revisado: 11-23-24

The adventure continues and was such innocent and adventurous fun. Lovely book to read with a child.

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Great imagination in a child’s story

Revisado: 11-23-24

I loved the pictures than unfolded, teaching values without lecturing, and giving the reader to immerse in such lovely emotions and adventure.

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Lovely little story

Revisado: 11-23-24

Such a sweet little story for a child. My son would have enjoyed reading this with me when he was little.

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A “must listen” book!

Revisado: 08-02-24

By the time I’d gotten through just two of the thirty chapters of this book, I had been chuckling several times by humour so smartly woven into science and conversation that I already knew the book would be delightful. I loved how Weir gave us Easter eggs in space by casually referencing sci-fi and pop culture stories that gave me extra delight when I spotted them!

It was complex, heavy on adventure, space and sci-fi but so very warm and funny and human at the same time. My favourite book in a long time.

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I wanted the full books. These are not!

Revisado: 07-28-24

Disappointed because I thought I was buying the full books. That this was abridged should have been made clear.

Returning and will find full versions now, though I am sad that immersing in bits of the story in this edition will spoil the adventure when I dove into the full books, now.

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A painting of this people’s turmoil, love, loss and hope

Revisado: 05-26-24

This was such a patiently and beautifully rendered portrait of life for these people. The author reflected the extremes of emotion, customs, and resilience that was more impactful because it never went overboard by preaching to the reader. Instead, it simply presented what felt like true events and left the elements there for the reader to recognize group and personal fear, hate, love, and resilience. I’ve come away with much to reflect on and gratitude for the chance reading of this beautiful book.
It’s worth mentioning that, even though I consider the book 5 stars, the acknowledgments somehow had an impact that was just as big, because it gave me a peek into the strong, loving people and lived experiences who lay foundations for the book decades before it was written.

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Powerful, inspiring story; excellent narration

Revisado: 05-16-24

I have read several books with themes of slavery, emancipation, subjugation, uprising, hope, resilience, and freedom. However this ranks near the top of the list.

It felt so real, and I could see the migration and sense how heartbroken the characters felt as various events upended their lives again and again.

The setting in the Caribbean is less common than setting stories in the US, but it resonated with me even more, because of how fractured families were due to the forced migration of slaves from island to island.

Highly recommended!

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Buy the physical book. Narration distracts from useful message.

Revisado: 05-07-24

The narrator was lazy and slurred his words, pronounced things wrongly and pauses at places that confuse the listener. He detracted from what I feel could have been a useful book. As it is, I’m unable to go past chapter 2.

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