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Wonderful Story

Revisado: 07-16-24

I had to listen to this short novella 2x it was so wonderfully written and performed. Loved that it was narrated by the main character... a young mountain lion. This is not a children's story...it is definitely a story that makes you pause and think about our world today. It's so many things... amusing, sweet, touching, ugly, truthful and thought provoking. I highly recommend it.

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enjoyed listening but...

Revisado: 11-12-23

I enjoyed the concept of how important it is to acknowledge the stories that we gather around things that we've kept. I found the story overall interesting but I really must say I had difficulty at the ending. it felt like a weird deus ex machina. As if the author couldn't figure out how to end it and just stuck this ending on. All the while trying to make it very important and heartfelt.

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A Wonderful Production

Revisado: 03-24-23

I did something that I have only done once before with this book... And that was many, many years ago. When I finished listening to it I waited a day or so and since I couldn't get it out of my head I just started listening to it again. I loved hearing all the different voices. Each actor truly wecreated a living breathing character for me. When I looked at a hard copy of the book one day at Target I saw, it's written as a theatrical script. Of course this was THE way to experience the book

It was only by

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An Amazing Story

Revisado: 01-26-23

This is something all should read. We hear so much about people migrating and trying so hard to get to the USA from various South & Central American countries away from poor living conditions. This book gave me an understanding of just how difficult such a journey can be. I decided to listen to this book after hearing the author interviewed. Hearing him tell his personal experience as a 9 year old migrating made it even more potent.

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Wonderful Production & Important Story

Revisado: 07-05-22

I was very impressed with the performances the writing, the whole production including sound effects and feeling like it was really happening right there in front of me.. not just in my ears. To be honest I didn't expect it to be as engrossing as it became. And I really appreciate that it was a true story, part of our history ( a very disturbing time in our history.... and told from an interesting perspective. Thankyou audible for doing this.

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LEARNED SO MUCH!

Revisado: 05-02-22

I am not Muslim. but for the 3rd year I chose to observe Ramadan with a friend who is Muslim by fasting one day with her. This year, in addition to the 1 day fast I decided to read (or actually listen) to a book about being Muslim during the month of Ramadan. I began it the first day of Ramadan and I finished it on Eid. It was a wonderful story, beautifully told & well performed by the author who generously shared her life story. She taught me a tremendous amount about Islam being a Muslim and how one could take the teachings of Islam and move them into an American lifestyle. I truly recommend this book anyone seeking information about Islam. I particularly appreciated it being from a woman's viewpoint as well.

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You need to read this

Revisado: 09-20-21

It was so interesting learnng about the author's experience in her own words. She has a profound way of expressing herself. How she interprets all that she went through, is an eye opener to how much bias, there is towards women and victims of sexual crimes. A must read.

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An Amazing Cast and Production!

Revisado: 12-22-20

This was a most amazing performance. Audra McDonald was incredible. I would never have thought of her in this role. An amazing artist. As well as Carla Gugino. The women were truly upfront and created a really special, different and exciting take on this script. In the past I always thought it was about Stanley. In this production played by Ariel Shafir who was as strong as the women though his character was not always where the focus went. This was a production about the women, and it was a new and different experience.

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A Wonderful Listening Experience

Revisado: 11-13-20

I first read this book many years ago and loved it. I truly adored listening to it now, having forgotten most of it. The interweaving of history (Holocaust, literature, Houdini, Cartooning, and NY) with an amazing story was sublime. The narration was wonderfully alive, with voices and textures. So glad I could disappear into this story.

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Wonderful listening to amazing actors

Revisado: 09-06-20

I've always loved this script. I believe this is a slightly edited version of it but it was still a very enjoyable listen both actors are superb. Its a great script. You couldn't ask for anything better.

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