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An Excellent, although Intense Book

Revisado: 07-27-24

"Talking Leaves" explores the history of Sequoyah's invention of the Cherokee Syllabary. Although this book is historical fiction, it is strongly based on real, documented events. The reader is the author, a skilled storyteller. He brings the story to life vividly. "Talking Leaves" honestly and insightfully brings to life the intense pressure Sequoyah faced while trying to give the great gift of a remarkable writing system to his people. The accusations of witchcraft, the serious danger, and the pressure to convince his people that he wasn't practicing evil witchcraft are, from what I have read, very real historical events. The evolution of Sequoyah's thinking which led to the syllabary is powerfully and eloquently described using a two trails metaphor. This metaphor will stay with me.,"Talking Leaves" is told through the character of Sequoyah's son. He is an appealing, thoughtful young man, struggling with the deeply disturbing, false information he has been hearing about his absent father. There are many vivid characters in this book, including powerful, thoughtful women, and Ayoka, Sequoyah's six year old daughter, a bright, sweet, lively young girl who plays a central role in the story. This is a wisdom story about 💧fear and 💧prejudice concerning ✨enduringly ✨helpful ✨ideas. Some young people may need thoughtful, kindly guidance absorbing its significance. Given that thoughtful, steady guidance, I strongly recommend this book.

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Witty Delivery

Revisado: 07-14-24

The performers deliver these zany lines with panache and verve. There is genuine art to delivering non-stop verbal baubles effectively.

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Love the story and the storytellers

Revisado: 11-27-22

A beautiful story about adventure, loss and storytelling. Plus the Caribbean ocean and the beach towns. We loved the Crick Crack chapters that contrast to Kela’s chapters. It’s gives the story a wonderful story-telling feel.

And the reader has a wonderful voice for this story. It is a joy to listen to.

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Great thoughts! Lovely discussion! So inspiring!

Revisado: 08-05-17

What made the experience of listening to The Book of Joy the most enjoyable?

I really enjoy this book! It is a joyful focus on joy -- a very uplifting book. It has strongly influenced my day to day life.I feel peaceful and happy after every chapter - even the chapter on death is calming.


For me, there were two issues, but they were not big issues. They were just things I found I needed to adjust to.It is sometimes difficult to determine which of the men was talking. The differences in accents are subtle to my ear.


In some ways this is not too important, since the thoughts conveyed are very very wonderful to hear, and in some ways it just doesn't matter who is speaking.


I haven't finished this book yet because it gets a bit repetitive if you listen as if it were a story. For this reason I took a break from listening. It is a book to study, and not to listen to straight through, which I did not realize at first.


Now, I very much look forward to going back to it from time to time, when I need a refreshing listen.

What did you like best about this story?

The discussions Dalai Lama and Bishop Tutu and the laughter. Also the additional information about what the fields of psychology and medicine have found, which substantiate the practices that are discussed.

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