Louisiana

Excellent & disturbing

Revisado: 05-28-21

Grisham knows how to write and keep your interest. The story was disturbing because it was true. The main character was not a good guy, but the police and legal system were so bad it would’ve been laughable if it didn’t affect this man and his family. Glad I listened.

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Disappointing after A Man Called Ove

Revisado: 05-28-21

Very slow character development, redundant redundant redundant! I stopped listening partway through the book. At that point there were no characters that I liked or connected with. I could see how Backman was interweaving each character’s story, but it got frustrating and boring so I stopped listening.

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This book will change lives

Revisado: 05-30-20

This book is incredible. What a difference this family is making. It’s hard to hear about Thomas’ death, but then you realized he’s not dead - he’s giving life to many others. I would want to do the same as Sarah, go see places & meet people involved in Thomas’ donations. My whole family has been registered organ donors for years, but this book opened my eyes to the fact that I need to pursue making my wishes know about donation for research. We live in a small city where that might not be pursued if my surviving family doesn’t request it. Thank you, thank you Sarah! God bless your family.

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Disappointed

Revisado: 04-08-20

Thought this would be an encouraging book, but it was way too redundant - kept saying basically "we all get disappointed because things don't turn out like we wanted." Well yes, that's why I bought this audiobook. But it was said over & over, rather than getting to the helpful things. The narration was also not what I like. I prefer straightforward with good inflection, but this sounded like a teacher talking to elementary age students. Don't mean to be mean; just not the book for me.

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Wow! What a ride!

Revisado: 03-12-20

This story has lab tech, business fraud, and investigative journalism. If you’re not involved in one of those fields, you might think it would be dry, but I did not find it so! To me it just got better and better as it went along. The last Part of the story involves the detail detail work the author did to break the story in the Wall Street Journal. I kept making excuses to listen to the book until I was finished.

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Love Newhart, but not this title.

Revisado: 01-12-20

Just didn't get excited by this format. Not sure what I expected, but this is very dry.

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Have recommended it to others!

Revisado: 01-12-20

Loved this book. Disturbing to know the extremists are out there, but we all know they are. Tara Westover is amazing in the way she overcame her more or less isolated, survivalist, & abusive upbringing. Anyone who has never been given the opportunity to go to school but goes on to advanced studies in the States & England, & overcomes the prejudices & misogyny & just plain mental illness of her family - she's a better woman than I am. I am in awe & will be looking to learn more about her.

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Too pedantic for me

Revisado: 01-12-20

I can't say there's anything wrong with this book, but it's not for me. I stopped listening about 2 hours in. If you really, really love O'Connor, then this may be great, but I was just looking to learn something about her life because I admire her accomplishments. Just too much detail. I should have known since it's 16 hours long. Narration is good.

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Good performance, story got a little tiring

Revisado: 05-03-19

I loved the first part of this book, but it got more preachy & repetitive as it went along, & I stopped listening. Performance was very good.

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Best Malcolm Gladwell book!

Revisado: 05-03-19

I can't give this enough stars. I like Gladwell anyway, & this is his best yet. As usual, it's full of facts & statistics, but it never gets overwhelming because of Gladwell's great presentation in story form, & his excellent reading voice. I've recommended this to several people, & plan to use it in teaching. Thank you, Mr. Gladwell!

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