Ken L.

Interesting book -- very well read

Revisado: 03-04-18

I enjoyed the book very much. I just want to note that January LaVoy did a really outstanding job as a reader -- she does a great range of male and female voices really well and does everything very deftly. For instance, when the character was drunk, she slurred her words perfectly. Very impressive.

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another great novel from a really fine writer

Revisado: 07-21-17

What about Orlagh Cassidy’s performance did you like?

Very good narration -- nice job with the different characters.

Any additional comments?

Goodman is a really terrific writer and I have been following her for years. This book has a very well constructed story with interwoven plots involving a teacher, her boyfriend/artist, a virtual reality game, and a high school student addicted to the game. It was a page turner and raises interesting ideas about the forging of relationships both real and imagined, as well as passion, obsession and art.

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A great novel about suburban work-life balance

Revisado: 09-26-15

What did you love best about A Window Opens?

The author was great at describing the details of both regular suburban life (with the complaints about schools, the absurdities of life with kids, etc.) and the main character's work, with its corporate speak and quirky culture. She painted a very vibrant world and also was good at observing its absurdities. The descriptions were great. Very good depiction of the struggle to maintain a work-life balance, and how easily things can tip the wrong way.

What did you like best about this story?

Very engaging story with the main character having work pressures and home pressures with her husband and sick father, all at the same time.

What about Julia Whelan’s performance did you like?

A very good reading of the book, I thought.

If you could take any character from A Window Opens out to dinner, who would it be and why?

The husband -- but no drinking.

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Fascinating Book on Cash and Its Eventual Demise

Revisado: 03-12-12

Would you consider the audio edition of The End of Money to be better than the print version?

I rarely

What other book might you compare The End of Money to and why?

Wolman writes in the Malcolm Gladwell style -- mixing science/history with contemporary observation.

Have you listened to any of Don Hagen???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. But Hagen did a fine job narrating.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Wolman's personal anecdotes about trying to live a year without using cash put the entire thesis of the book into context.

Any additional comments?

Wolman mixes a very fascinating discussion of the history of cash, with a forward-looking exploration of where society is going in its use of cash. He envisions the end of the use of physical cash, and all of the benefits that would entail (counterfeiting, benefits for the poor, and even cutting down on germs). In the midst of all of this, Wolman himself tries to live without using physical cash. Wolman writes in a very engaging way, with hip and interesting asides. His book is populated with odd characters who help explore his thesis.

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