Valerie

Outstanding listen!

Revisado: 05-14-24

I loved this book: the unusually story that emphasizes basic elements of families and human relationships, skillful prose, moments of humor. I was completely at home with the reader’s voice and performance. Highly recommended.

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Truthful and Important

Revisado: 10-31-23

The United States has been built on trauma of one kind and another. Most of our family histories are marked by it. The author vividly portrays her family’s illegal immigration to the US from China and the diverse long lasting scars that remain from their suffering.

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Straightforward

Revisado: 06-22-23

My favorite parts of this book include insights into the lives of Taiwanese American families during that time period. It also touched me to follow these faithful honest friends from high school into college. No doubt the tragic death of Ken and its aftermath was hard to write about. More on this topic, perhaps including the parents again, would have strengthened the story.

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An Immense Book!

Revisado: 10-24-22

This is a long, detailed, and sometimes grueling listen. It is also radically perpective altering and a thrilling listen for any serious biological behavioral science nerd. Each chapter covers some things you’re likely to know, like that dogs have a keen sense of smell, and then turns that upside down and inside out with mind twisting information about many different creatures’ sensory and perceptual capacities. The book concludes with practical implications for ecology and conservation based on decades of sensory science. Not everyone will get through this book, but for those who will, I highly recommend this outstanding book!

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Life changing

Revisado: 05-16-22

I love this wise book so much that I’ve read it three times - twice on audio and once in print. I particularly love the audio production which is read by the author in her gentle, sincere, authentic voice. This is a true gem in the realm of meditation, contemporary Buddhism, life in the 21st century, and just plain being human. Don’t miss this precious gift.

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Outstanding

Revisado: 04-15-22

This is an outstanding book about mental illness. Sheila Hamilton vividly shared the lived experience of her husband’s mental illness and offers lots of helpful information that might be helpful to others. I have ready many memoirs and help books in this genre, and this book is extraordinary in its clarity and compassion for all concerned. The author narrates her writing in a straightforward and personable style. Highly recommended.

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Gem for the Heart-Mind

Revisado: 03-24-22

This book is deep and oh so sweet. I have it in print and audio. I love both formats. The music that accompanies the audiobook is as calming and lovely as the illustrations are in the print book. Tara Brach’s warm and gentle voice definitely enriches the impact of her words. On my second time listening, I listened a little bit at a time, pausing to reflect and meditate along the way. Next time, and there will be a next time, I will sit down with my journal, listen a bit, reflect and write. There is a lifetime of gold in this little book that I trust. ❤️🙏🏻

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Wonderful

Revisado: 03-15-19

I love this thought provoking and always intriguing book. Family life, religion, cultures, race, personal growth, history, love, life and death.

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Distinctly Southern

Revisado: 10-02-18

This is a deeply touching story about Varina Davis, the wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. It presents her in a rich complex of thought, feeling, relationships at many levels, and historical events. Frazier’s gently paced, detailed writing is a pleasure, as always. The narration by Molly Parker is a very good fit. I will likely come back for another listen.

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Mixed

Revisado: 04-25-18

I have a love/hate relationship with this book. At times I truly loved it for its unusual story and its often lovely writing. At other times it dragged on and I wished the author wouldn’t spend so much time on some of the plot lines. I also have a love/hate reaction to the readers. I love the voices of Marlow and Kate. Mary was irritating, but that was partly because I was never interested in her character. The French accented voices were not good. I’d love to read reviews of the print version of this book. If you love art, artists and psychiatry (which I do) - give this book a go!

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