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Human Nature Explained by Examples

Revisado: 07-10-24

The love, the perseverance, the perversion, the haughtiness, the loss of innocence, the resilience of human nature. Why do we as humans value certain attributes over other attributes that are just as important. Why do some look into the eyes of a human being and see nothing of value. And others look into the eyes of a human and see value in every human. Is it religion, God? Is it teachable ? Idk I hope so💗

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Gripping

Revisado: 10-21-23

I enjoyed this mystery. The narrator was excellent. I liked that the story was short and to the point. Great ending.

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I Loved this book but I HATED it!!!

Revisado: 07-26-23

My beautiful man, my husband of 40 yrs, was afflicted with this crushing diagnosis at 24 yrs old when we were married for 1 yr. 40 yrs!!! He’s done relatively fantastic because of me advocating for him but this is not the life I ordered for us!!! Such a struggle in all facets of our lives. I was so optimistic in the early yrs combined with so much frustration in all areas of our lives. This book is so hard to listen to. Brought me to tears because of the validation provided and the progress made yet the progress NOT made in 40 yrs. Fear for my grandchildren yet optimistic that advances will be made so they won’t suffer the way my husband does. I have so much to say on this topic. Especially by psych providers withholding critical concepts of helping me provide support for my husband. Thinking that it’s his illness not mine. Thinking they’re protecting his privacy rights . Thinking I may somehow use critical knowledge against him. Cutting off my limbs. Leaving me at a loss. Despite barriers, I’m resourceful and taught myself. Will write more later. I’m so isolated by being a wife. So much more isolating than being a significant other. I wish there was a support group for spouses supporting the love of their life through this horrific nightmare. I tried NAMI over the years. I’m so resourceful in helping my husband but I’m a wife. I’m not a friend, a sibling and mother. I’m so lonely. This horrific brain anomaly needs to be approached holistically. The entire family is affected. Early years, my husbands job needed protection. I would tell him to say he had a thought disorder if anyone at work asked why he’d been out on disability for a week or so here and there. Id say, it’s nobody’s business to know what you’re struggling with. Leave it at that. A lie by omission you say? Id say, do what you have to do, Hun. Fortunate people don’t or won’t understand. It kills me inside to teach my husband to lie . But it’s nobody’s business . He’s not harming anyone. He’s safe, overly cautious, the person you want in an emergency even when he’s struggling with his thinking. I could write a book about the wonderful goodness of my husband. It kills me, for example, of how de institutionalization of the mentally Ill was required for all the RIGHT reasons but had such horrific consequences. We had Daniel Prude murdered in the street by the RPD right here in Rochester, NY because Daniel was not married to me. Daniel was not white and not married. My husband will not be murdered in the street by the RPD because he is white and he has me. It’s not right. AND this happened in Rochester BEFORE the more publicized case in our country and was covered up by MY CITY. it should not be so difficult. We continue to enact laws that are meant to be helpful that kill people. I’m overwhelmed. We need to do better. I’ll write more when I calm down . First, I need to finish this nightmare of a book.

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“I am haunted by the brutality of humans”

Revisado: 01-27-23

In 2023, have we learned anything from history?? Important to have these reminders. Tribes, religion, race. Are we not all human?

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Fantastic!!

Revisado: 12-09-22

This book was so good!! I didn’t want it to end! I fell in love with the characters and their interwoven lives. I hope they make this book into a movie.

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Heart wrenching, Funny

Revisado: 11-11-22

I fell in love with this book. I loved the characters so much. It is a long book which I liked. The religious aspects were interesting. Waiting to find out the secrets the story held was worth the wait. My brother enlisted to go to Vietnam in 1966 when I was 11. My brother lived through the experience but it irreparably ruined our family dynamics because it was a different experience than my father experienced in WWII. My brother didn’t die but I lost him nonetheless. It’s a pain I’ll carry with me my entire life but I managed to live a full life despite my pain. I cried for the characters and for myself while listening to this story. When my brother enlisted, I felt alone and lost on an island. I somehow knew the War would not have a good outcome but I was powerless to affect any change. I couldn’t protect my idealistic brother. But Owen could protect Johnny.

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Hit home

Revisado: 02-05-22

I was in a very similar situation 38 years ago. Except it was my husband who is sick. Heartbreaking situation. I’ve struggled with all the same issues.

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