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Eye opening

Revisado: 04-13-21

This book should be required reading in every American high school. It describes aspects of the refugee/immigrant experience that even the longest magazine articles ignore, and it also made me think about things I take for granted as an American. Parts of it were very funny, and others, rather sad.

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If you love music, get this

Revisado: 07-22-20

This book made me laugh and cry. It is very well-written and has wonderful insights about both music and life. There are parts where the story drags a little, but be patient and keep listening. Don't expect everything to be realistic; just enjoy it for what it is. I especially recommend this book to classical music lovers.

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Interesting and original

Revisado: 03-18-19

I would classify this book as "magical realism," a genre I generally don't like. But "The Night Tiger" was very compelling in many ways. I'd recommend reading it, rather than listening to it, because there are a lot of characters with non-western names. It is easy to confuse them, especially in a story as complicated as this one.

I gave the narrator only three stars only because she had a tendency to pause in the middle of phrases. That did a disservice to the writing. She did a good job with giving the characters different voices.

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Both interesting and boring

Revisado: 07-13-18

Too long and academic but with many important messages about being “old,” black, and female. Interesting to me as a poet because all the arts have similarities. Painter’s struggles with self-confidence will strike a chord with readers in creative professions.

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Loved it

Revisado: 06-03-18

If you are a fan of classical music, this book is a MUST!!! I enjoyed every word of it.

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Informative but repetitive

Revisado: 12-11-17

Until listening to this book, I was convinced that my mother had BPD. Now I know that is not the case. Kira is a good writer, but I got tired of listening to her problems while at the same time, feeling sorry for her. I don’t recommend this book to anyone except those who think they might have BPD or are involved with someone who has the disorder. Also, the book reinforced my belief that people who gravitate to Buddhism are often very screwed up. (That view is based on personal experience.)

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Read this if you like being depressed

Revisado: 10-22-17

I found this book hard to stomach, although it taught me some things about Nigerian culture. It does a good job showing how flawed humans can be and how we deceive both ourselves and others. But it is incredibly depressing. Also, it’s very strange that when the characters are telling their story to the reader, they speak with a British accent, but when they’re talking to each other, they use dialect. There are some surprises in the plot that kept me listening until the end, but I almost quit many times. I don’t recommend this book to anyone.

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You can tell she's a poet

Revisado: 08-03-16

This book is excellently written-- funny and profound. I grew up in an environment similar to the author's, which enhanced the content for me. My only criticism is that the narrator mangled all the Yiddish words.

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Melodrama and humor

Revisado: 05-05-16

Would you consider the audio edition of The Count of Monte Cristo to be better than the print version?

Yes. The narrator of this book is spectacular. I tried reading the book years ago and never got through it, but Bill Homewood was so entertaining that I kept listening to the end. He does lots of different voices and really plays up the sarcasm and melodrama.

What other book might you compare The Count of Monte Cristo to and why?

I've never read anything quite like it. It's so old fashioned. A book like this would never be published today-- but that's what's fun about it.

Have you listened to any of Bill Homewood’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Prepare for a roller coaster!

Any additional comments?

It takes a lot of patience to get through this book because there are all kinds of side plots that really aren't relevant to the story. (For the example, we learn the entire history of a bandit who is important in the plot, but we don't need to know his background.) I think it's worth the time invested, though--especially if you are listening while you're doing something you don't want to be doing, like walking circles around a track! It's a good distraction. And it taught me some things about French history.

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