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Never any suspense

Revisado: 10-20-23

The author had a great story yet failed to tell it in a way that was suspenseful or interesting.

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A landmark book!

Revisado: 10-21-22

It was unintentional, but yet interesting that I listened to Just Mercy and Last Summer on State Street back to back. My comment about Just Mercy is that some books come along and give you a view of the world that makes you realize you have privilege and that you should do something about those who don’t.

I live in Wisconsin, so driving through the south side of Chicago was only something we did on the way to vacation. I do remember seeing the Robert Taylor Homes as they were being torn down. My last memory is when there were three left.

I read about the drug use, gangs, violence and murders. Never did I stop to think of the good memories people shared there. Children were born and loved. Some other grew old and died there and were also loved. Teachers brought their A game to work trying to give the children they taught options. Yet Last Summer on State Street tells me that the promise of a better life after RTH was scary as forever friendships and families would be separated.

This book, like Just Mercy, made me stop and think about people who grew up with different experiences than me all while living approximately 150 miles from me.

It’s happy to know that Fe Fe made it through, yet the memories she shared include that many others didn’t.

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Impressive!

Revisado: 06-09-22

Great narrator, which makes it breaks any audiobook.

As far as the story goes, there was A LOT of pieces that needed to fit together to make this a satisfying conclusion. The author did an excellent job weaving it all together and backtracked just often enough that I didn’t lose track of all the pieces.

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Different twist on a WWII story

Revisado: 06-04-22

I wasn’t sure that I’d like this book…just didn’t know if I was in the mood for another book set in Europe during WWII. Turns out the Nazis were actually not often in the storyline and the story was more about three women who became friends and found men to fall in love with. It was a decent read.

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Sci fi for the non-sci fi reader

Revisado: 05-01-22

I’m not a usual consumer of sci fi. I like to suspend reality a bit, but not too much. I wanted to read The Martian by Andy Weir before I saw the movie. I read it awhile back and I really enjoyed it…the vast numbers of f-bombs was slightly off putting, but the story was also really good. Project Hail Mary got caught by the algorithm and kept getting recommended to me. I dismissed it for a long time and it ended up as a book that was recommended by a friend…I guess that’s just a human algorithm, isn’t it?

I finally decided to read (well, listen to it) it AND I COULDN’t PUT IT DOWN!! What a great story with an awesome narrator! No f-bombs from the middle school science teacher in this book! I found it quite funny as Grace is waking up and his best exclamations are very g-rated and he has a conversation with himself about his word choices. I had to talk to my math loving friend about some of the comments Grace makes as he’s loving doing math.

Weir’s books have a lot of human story line that just happens to take place in space which I think can give them appeal to readers of multiple genres.

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Difficult as audiobook

Revisado: 03-20-22

There were a lot of characters in this book. I found it difficult to keep them all straight, especially as an audiobook. It may have been easier to follow the characters if there were multiple narrators.

The story was definitely unusual and the many twists and turns made it difficult to follow.

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Almost ready to watch the Netflix show!

Revisado: 03-07-22

This book grabbed me and wouldn’t let go! It’s NOT for the faint of heart, though as there are many graphically brutal scenes.

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Lovely story

Revisado: 02-26-22

It’s a Christmas story with good characters and an interesting story line. If you like Hallmark Christmas movies then you’ll like this book.

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Long in the middle

Revisado: 02-09-22

While I liked this story, I also felt like it got long in the middle which is why I’m only giving it 3 stars. It was like the author was telling one story and brought it to a climax and then decided to tell another story with another climax instead of concluding the first one. I probably won’t seek out another book by this author for this reason either.

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Page turner

Revisado: 02-02-22

This was an interesting read with some unexpected plot twists. I found the characters likable.

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