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True Crime With Heart

Revisado: 04-14-23

Fantastic podcast. The story is told in such a way that it focuses on the victims more so than the perpetrator.

This podcast focuses on the why of the story and asks the questions that other podcasters would skip over.

I definitely recommend this podcast

5 out of 5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

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FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC - A MUST READ FOR ALL MYSTERY

Revisado: 08-16-22

Ashley Flowers, best known for the fact she is the host of multiple True Crime podcasts including Crime Junkie and The Deck, has taken all the knowledge gleaned from years of true crime research and crafted an absolutely AMAZING fiction book.

This is a believable and twisting story that will entrall readers from the first page to the last.

5 out of 5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

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Fabulously written and perfectly performed.

Revisado: 08-21-20

I was completely drawn in to each and every character.

A play (audiobook) about the shooting of Michael Brown is sure to create controversy.

However, anyone who listens to UNTIL THE FLOOD with an open mind will get to see an event and how the exact same event creates different reactions and different feelings from each character.

The choice of having the playwright perform her own work was masterful. She is able to use exactly the intonation she foresaw when creating each character.

This is a MUST LISTEN. I hope to hear more from this talented playwright and performer. 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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A fun intro to characters from the author's series

Revisado: 02-17-20

Narration was perfect.
A fun short story that introduces readers to characters from his book series.

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Poignant. Visceral. Heart-breaking and real.

Revisado: 02-07-20

**TRIGGER WARNING **
This book contains descriptions of child sexual abuse. If this topic is a trigger for you, I suggest you give this book a pass.
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I purchased a copy of this audiobook from Audible and now that I have finished listening to it, I believe audio is the best way to experience SPLIT TOOTH.

I feel so privileged to have listened to author Tanya Tagaq read her book aloud. Traditionally, the Inuit people passed down their stories and traditions in exactly this manner. Oral storytelling was the norm.

Not only does the author read this book with emotion and depth of experience,  she also includes quite a bit of Throat Singing which is incredible to listen to.
The sounds are somehow both ethereal and haunting and despite the lack of lyrics, or maybe because of it, the meanings behind the sounds are quite clear.

Poignant. Visceral. Heart-breaking and real. Tanya Tagaq manages to convey her story in such a unique fashion that it is impossible to ever forget. Despite the heaviness of some of the subject matter, there are many moments of joy, happiness, peace, and a sense of belonging to something greater than herself.

The unfortunate details of abuse, both physical and sexual that Tanya endured as a child were perpetrated by those who should have been her protectors.

No matter what she endured, she knew that she was capable of survival.

The evils of the Canadian Residential Schools had so thoroughly erased her native language that hardly anyone in her ‘town’ knew how to speak it anymore. Not only that, but unthinkable abuses – sexual, physical, cultural and mental were forced upon Residential School “students,” (who were actually prisoners, since neither the children, nor their parents had any choice about attending.)

Make no mistake – these “schools” were an attempt at genocide of the Inuit and of all Indigenous people. There is no excuse or apology that can be adequate enough to erase the damage they caused. And, that damage has reached across the hands of time and affected many children of subsequent generations, including Tanya herself.

Don’t mistake my description to mean that Tanya Tagaq’s memoir is a litany of anger and complaint. It is anything but. Her writing is akin to reading her diary. Listening to the audiobook, I feel as though I have seen inside her very soul. If that sounds over dramatic, I apologize, it is truly the way I feel.

This audiobook is not to be missed. I am sure that just reading the book would be a terrific experience, but as I said above, audio format makes this book not just a story, but also an experience.

I am rating SPLIT TOOTH by TANYA TAGAQ as 5 OUT OF 5 STARS 

Tanya also has many music albums available for purchase and after hearing some of her traditional throat singing, I will be downloading her music as well.

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An Amazing Book That Will Make You Laugh and Cry

Revisado: 10-28-19

Listening to YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE by Lori Gottlieb on  audiobook was the perfect way to experience her witty writing style.

Lori truly brings readers into her world. Not only does she allow us to be a 'fly-on-the-wall' of her therapy sessions with her patients, but she also does something that I don't think has ever been done before. That is, that she not only invites the reader into the intimate details of her patient's lives, she also welcomes the reader into her own world and her own therapy sessions. This allows the reader to feel a deep connection with the author, one that is unique in the realm of memoirs and biographies.

Speaking about her expertise, Lori Gottlieb says, "I believe that of all my credentials, my most significant is that I’m a card-carrying member of the human race."

That might sound strange to some, but it is Author Lori Gottlieb's gift of humanity/empathy, and human connection, as well as her education and study of psychology that allows readers to emotionally connect with her.

Lori navigates the story-telling aspect of her patient's therapy sessions with respect and is still able to tell their stories in detail. She also admits that even though she is a therapist, she is also a patient who attends therapy herself.

In my opinion, the fact that Lori participates in therapy sessions with her own therapist means that she is better equipped to understand the experience from both a clinical and a personal perspective.

Narrator BRITTANY PRESSLEY is the perfect choice of narrator as she has a gift for making the reader feel as if she is talking directly to them. Her inflections are spot on, and she narrates the humorous portions of the stories with professionalism. Brittany's experience (she has narrated over 100+ audiobooks) allows the reader/listener to relax and enjoy each tale.

My favorite quote from the book is:

"We can’t have change without loss, which is why so often people say they want change but nonetheless stay exactly the same."

I purchased this audiobook at AUDIBLE.COM.
I rate the narration as 5 OUT OF 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I rate the story/content as 5 OUT OF 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Overall, I rate this audiobook as 5 OUT OF 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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An important story and one that cannot be ignored

Revisado: 10-17-19

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Man I thought everyone was overreacting about the narrator, but oh boy I was wrong.

Revisado: 04-25-19

As soon as he started narrating Varys (6 hours in) I couldn’t listen for more than 10 minutes. Im sorry but a lisp with you gargling saliva is not a good imitation IMO. Like many said before me, a great book ruined by the Narrator.

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Busy Philipps' Autobiographical book is phenomenal

Revisado: 02-17-19

Before listening to Busy Philipps' new Memoir THIS WILL ONLY HURT A LITTLE, I was already a fan of hers. (Though until now, I was not following her on Instagram.) Now that I have listened to her personal narration of the book, I am an even bigger fan.

BUSY PHILIPPS IS A BADA*S...

Not only can she act, make TV and movie audiences laugh and/or cry, Busy also happens to be an amazing autobiographical author and, on top of that, a new nightly talk-show host, and she will now have her pick of jobs narrating audiobooks since she did such an incredible job narrating her own.

OH, WAIT, DID I TELL YOU YET THAT BUSY PHILIPPS IS A BADA*S? Yep, she really is.

Another reason for my adoration of this authentic and truly inspiring woman, is that in writing this book, she does not pull any punches.

She faces up to a truly horrific incident that was her terrifying introduction to sexual intercourse.

A creepy Hollywood Director, Producer, actor, or even a Mogul does not get a pass from her. Busy calls out quite a few of these supposedly untouchable famous people who have done rotten things to her and she names names. I love that about her.

In writing about her younger self, she acknowledges that she has made mistakes. At one point in the narrative, she mentions how glad she is that Twitter, Instagram and all the other social media sites were not yet a thing during her youth, and she understands how much added pressure young actors today are put under because of the introduction of 24 hour a day scrutiny.

I have started watching her new late night talk show and it is phenomenal. I give both her show and her amazing audiobook a rating of 5 OUT OF 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and I highly recommend that everyone over the age of 18 purchase her book.

I doubt that Busy will ever get a chance to read this review, but if by chance she ever does, I want her to know that her courage in coming forward with her story has made me realize that I can tell my own story without feeling ashamed, since I know that I did nothing wrong.

Oh, one last thing ... BUSY PHILIPPS IS A BADA*S.

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Fascinating look at one Korean family throug time

Revisado: 12-10-18

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. Narrator Allison Hiroto does an amazing job of pronouncing both the Korean and Japanese words included in this tale.

I rate this Audiobook as 5 out of 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and I highly recommend it to all adults who are interested in other cultures.

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