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Her voice.

Revisado: 12-02-23

Love tbis book and I’m normally not a big fan of poetry but I am going to read more of hers.

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Racist

Revisado: 12-02-23

Gadz full of all the worst stereotypes about Native Americans. Don’t listen to it - just made me angry!

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Lessons in Chem review

Revisado: 02-04-23

I enjoyed this book - I was born in the early 1950’s and could relate to her descriptions of how women were treated. My mom and aunts and grandmothers were strong, smart, independent and thinking women and as are my sister, cousins and I. We are Native women who had to overcome racism as well as gender discrimination. I love how Elizabeth Zaht perseveres and overcomes all that she encounters and that she is such a great example for her daughter. Hope there is a sequel.

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Everyone needs to read this book

Revisado: 09-05-19

US History has always been an unfulfilling journey for me. As far back as 4th grade I questioned the weird concepts of manifest destiny, the total disregard for the rights of indigenous people of the Americas, European “superiority”, and so on. This book fills in those gaps in our history lessons and provides answers to all the unaddressed questions about what happened to the Native people of this country. If you want a true history of this Country read this book! Thankyou Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz!

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Very disappointed

Revisado: 09-11-18

I was all set to really like this book and enjoy reading about Comey, who is touted to have great integrity and intelligence and humility. In this book he came across as anything but. This guy has a big ego - and all I can say to that is, well that's how people advance up the ladder.

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Sorry I did not like this book

Revisado: 09-11-18

As I listened to this book I kept wondering when the story line would reveal itself, when the necessary background information would be told so that the story would make some sense to me. That information is handed out in bits and pieces, unconventionally, so its very hard and frustrating. There were several times I thought I'd just not finish the whole book but I did and even at the end I wondered why anyone would write such a depressing book that had no hope and seemed to end so abruptly and rushed. I'm wondering if this will be made into a series - I think that would "save" this story for me because I'd look forward to it finally making sense and to a more complete ending. I usually like Erdrich's books but have to give this one a thumbs down for now.

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Not about the Trail of Tears

Revisado: 10-17-17

This book is about a white man who lived in Cherokee Country around the time of Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Era and only mentions the Indian Removal to establish a timeframe. From the review, I was expecting to read a lot about the Removal and it’s effects on the Cherokee and was very disappointed to discover that the book merely touches on Indian Removal at the very end and whitewashes (pun intended) the horrors suffered by the Cherokee and other Eastern tribes that were subjected to it. The author focuses on Abraham’s trials and tribulations as opposed to those of his Cherokee characters. His portrayal of Marian/Dark Water is laughably close to Disney’s animated movie portrayal of Pocahontas. Please stop using the misleading statements about how this novel recounts the (brutal) removal of Cherokee from their homelands to rope people into buying and reading this book because nothing could be further from the truth. I demand my Audible credit back,

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Nicely written and performed

Revisado: 09-19-17

I liked this story - it shows the kindness and complexity of humans ....selfish but generous, making attempts to make up for our own shortcomings by helping others, how we dwell on how the world might see us and how that can look like narcissistic behavior but it's really caused by self-doubt and historical trauma. Yes I see parts of myself in these characters and that is comforting.

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Could have done without the "dating" guide

Revisado: 09-27-14

What did you like best about The Introvert Advantage? What did you like least?

First part of the book was good but repetitive and there was not enough in-depth discussion of the points she made, so it comes off as shallow and merely an introduction into the topic. I guess it was written for extroverts with shallow or short attention spans. And then to add insult, Dr. Laney adds in a 'dating guide for introverts' - where did that come from?!? I stopped listening after suffering through much of the dating tips.

Would you recommend The Introvert Advantage to your friends? Why or why not?

Maybe for a young reader who needs affirmation about being an introvert, but for those of us who are older and have experienced introversion in real life, its a little shallow and trite.

Did Tamara Marston do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

N/A

Do you think The Introvert Advantage needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No - she might think about doing another dating guide....lol.

Any additional comments?

This book should be better described and should definitely warn readers and listeners that the second half is dedicated to helping poor introverts learn how to date. I was very disappointed.

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Disappointing.

Revisado: 01-28-14

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The plot. Too much narrative about how to be a proper courtesan.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

The narrators performances were good.

Was The Valley of Amazement worth the listening time?

No.

Any additional comments?

Ho-hum…too much like Memoirs of a Geisha - the Chinese version of the story. There must be more to write about re historical Chinese women than their lives as courtesans. I really liked Amy Tan's first book but there is very little that is original in this book.

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