C. Kevin

Talented Writer, Meandering Plot

Revisado: 03-11-24

Beautiful writing of a weakly developed storyline which grew repetitive after the first few chapters. Easy to tell it’s his debut. Narrator was excellent and probably gave the story more life than it originally had.

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Outstanding, Prescient and Timely!

Revisado: 03-09-24

Tim Alberta emerges as one of the clearest voices at the intersection of politics and spirituality in the United Staes today. Every American will benefit from reading this book. Particularly those who believe they are created in God’s image.

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Detailed history of a closed empire!

Revisado: 03-06-24

The history is solid and fascinating. I absolutely loved the narrator’s ability to speak in different voices to mimic the multitude of characters in the book!

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Fascinating story behind the story!

Revisado: 10-29-23

Even if you know the story of Oppenheimer, Groves, Fermi, Bush, Lawrence, Teller and others, THIS is the fascinating story behind the American propaganda efforts which glorified the first use of nuclear weapons. Although I’d never heard of this movie, the recent fanfare over the Oppenheimer movie sparked my curiosity in this 1947 story. Let’s see…Ayn Rand involvement, government censorship rights, payoffs to government officials, complicit Hollywood hagiography, focus on drama over facts, red scare paranoia…what could go wrong??!

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Illuminating and Beautifully Written!

Revisado: 10-24-23

Michael Harriot is a genius, a poet, a novelist and a storyteller par excellence! This book is so informative about American history that it is almost sure to be banned by certain southern governors!

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One of the best biographies I’ve read

Revisado: 10-13-23

I’d never heard of Robert Moses before listening to this book. He turned out to be one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever learned about—and I don’t mean this in a positive way. As with all people he was a mixture of flaws and capabilities which were masterfully illustrated by this magnus opus. The narrator was outstanding as well and sounded just like I might have imagined the protagonist to sound…

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Long on theme, short on plot

Revisado: 10-12-23

This was not a good book. I left a more detailed review on Amazon.com (2 stars, same title) but to summarize, the book was a comparative languages thesis paper disguised as a novel structured around flat characters acting out a weak plot and a predictable storyline. It had tremendous (but unfulfilled) potential to be a compelling story which skillfully incorporated interesting aspects about etymology, history and cultural appropriation. Finally, although I'm not into magical powers narratives, the little that the author did incorporate into the story did not make sense and asked the reader to push the believe button one time too many.

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Surprisingly Insightful!

Revisado: 07-07-23

I’d read quite a bit previously about Feynman and Wheeler separately but it was pure magic to learn about how deeply intertwined were the lives of these two brilliant men. Plus the author’s ability to explain the complex physics concepts was first rate.

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In a word, this was POWERFUL.

Revisado: 06-27-23

It takes a tremendous amount of courage to bare open one’s soul the way that Mr. Sessums has done in this unflinchingly candid and riveting memoir. I was unfamiliar with Kevin before the book’s title caught my attention while browsing with my daughters at a local retailer’s GOOB sale in Jackson, MS a month ago. He vividly painted every paragraph with an evocative humanity which leapt off the pages and reminded this reader of the common emotional threads which, when we’re lucky, unite us across all manner of gender, racial, age, sexual orientation, class and religious distinctions. I commend him for mustering the strength to confront head on the metaphorical demons which likely would have befallen a less resolute individual.

The author’s writing is lyrically descriptive and it was an added bonus to share in his emotional journey as narrated in his own voice.

Please thank your therapist for planting in you the idea to share your inspiring story with the rest of us!

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Insightful and Worthwhile!

Revisado: 06-15-23

I unexpectedly and thoroughly enjoyed this book—Seth is funny, insightful and introspective. His sharing of his own spiritual journey has aided me immensely on my own.

I learned a lot from Seth Andrews and look forward to listening to more of his books. Highly recommended for anyone who doesn’t believe s/he/they know it all already!

FWIW, his YouTube videos are even more entertaining as you can see his visual materials.

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