Steph

A bit dated, but great overall

Revisado: 09-20-22

I wish they had professional narrators and storytellers; the choppy reading was distracting and I could hear some of the other contributors turning pages in the background as they were reading.
I didn’t realize how old this book was until the author kept talking about critical incident stress debriefing, which is an outdated method of handling trauma after traumatic events and can be harmful in a lot of situations. But a good amount of the information in this book, especially the second half, is timeless and useful.

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Fantastic

Revisado: 06-19-20

Honestly, the only thing I can say is that I wish the book was longer. Such a wonderful book!!

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Great book, performance is a bit rough

Revisado: 03-19-20

This is a wonderful overview of intersectionality, and how important it is if we truly want to call ourselves feminists. Mikki has a unique perspective and brings a much needed voice to the conversation.

That said, the literal reading of it was a bit inconsistent in its speed, and sometimes the pitch of her voice would go up half an octave and then back down to her normal register. Overall, though, if you aren’t too bothered by that sort of thing then this book is definitely worth it!

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Amazing!!

Revisado: 02-10-19

If I could give a million stars to the performance, I would. Martha was the perfect narrator to give voice to Ariel’s story, and it’s a voice that needs to be heard.

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So good

Revisado: 01-09-19

The author stumbled over her words at times, and her cadence isn’t conducive to reading/storytelling, but otherwise the content of this book is fantastic and needs to be heard by everyone.

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Amazing

Revisado: 10-27-18

Such a gripping story of family and love and transformation and loss and growth. Hers is a hard life lived well, and I’m thankful for her sharing it with the world.

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This is necessary

Revisado: 10-03-18

This book is uncomfortable. And if it is, then this book is working. It’s doing its job. With its logical research and cogent reasoning, Robin’s writing style is perfect for this subject. It doesn’t play at our emotions, or try to elicit a response that makes us feel good. It brings objective facts to the table, ones that show us our blind spots so we can start growing and work intentionally toward being less racist.

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Brilliant

Revisado: 09-26-18

The performance was great, the story so relevant and needed in days like this. Angie Thomas has a voice that needs to be heard by everyone: readers, scholars, activists, pacifists, journalists, young children, teens, adults, and most specifically white people like me. Because without stories like these, we wouldn’t be given the gift of this perspective that’s aching to be seen.

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Brilliant

Revisado: 08-26-18

This book is everything; so brilliantly written, the characters fully formed in all of their dysfunctional glory, and the topic - no small obstacle for one to read or write about - is one of the most important subjects to bring to light in this insane time.

I look forward to more of Ms. Honeyman’s books. This is definitely a new favorite!

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