Ms. Lucy

Incredible Description of the West

Revisado: 03-15-25

I listened to this book over two days - just didn't want it to end.
My only dislike was the way too graphic description of violent scenes.
However, overall, it's an absolute treasure!

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stop eating

Revisado: 02-19-24

I thought I'd hear a thoughtful discussion featuring Tristan Snell. Instead the first several minutes should've been edited out because of the pauses and the audible EATING. Seriously, WTF??

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terribly disappointing

Revisado: 11-04-21

I've listened to a couple of books by Lee Child and couldn't wait for this one. Unfortunately it was awful. The narrator, Scott Brick, was his usual terrific - the story was improbable and hard to follow.
Lastly, whichever author decided to name the bad guy made a simply awful choice.

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Unbelievably brilliant!

Revisado: 08-17-20

I bought the audio version of this book; once I started it I couldn't stop.

The narrator was perfect and the writing was miles above anything else I'd read/listened to.

As a 70 year old white woman who lived in 7 different states I thought I knew about slavery and its legacy. This book pointed out gaps in my understanding. Some of the vignettes the author included brought me to tears, several made me sick to my stomach. All were enlightening.

Ms. Wilkerson wrote about the 2016 election, saying that some people pointed out that Americans weren't like that. She took the opposite point of view, saying people in the US were exactly like that.

Because of the distinct possibility that her opinion was true, and because the campaign convinced me that if the unthinkable happened, as it did, the man who lost the popular vote would destroy the country, I couldn't stay.

During the campaign, as the Republican nominee showed his true self, it was abundantly clear he could and would do everything possible to dismantle the US. Whenever I told my husband about my feelings he simply said, "Oh he won't win."

The evening the election was called, I burst into tears and told the man to whom I'd been married for more than two decades that I didn't know where I was going, I just know I had to leave and I hoped he'd come with me.

It wasn't just the candidate - it was all of the people who supported him that I refused to be with. I wasn't like that.

We had lots to do but finally moved to Australia in March of 2018. I left my adult children and a grandchild in the US. Staying wasn't an option. I'm still a US citizen so Ms. Wilkerson's book spoke to me. My decision to leave the country I've loved my entire life was a statement that I wasn't like those who voted for him or who supported him.

My husband and I are the same age - to move half way around the world in our late 60ties, to a country where we knew no one, was just something that had to be done. I wanted to remove myself from the caste system described by the author.

I urge everyone to get Caste - it's absolutely necessary.

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Excellent, as usual!

Revisado: 02-20-20

I listened to this book from the moment it arrived in my library until I reached the end - just about 2 days!

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Incredibly Inspiring

Revisado: 11-01-19

I was vaguely aware of the Jonestown horror story but not until I heard this book by Congresswoman Jackie Speier did I understand what happened there. Ms. Speier never wallows in self-pity, nor does she indicate the many challenges and struggles she encountered in her life were simply and easily met and overcome. She presents her story in a compelling and inspiring way.
I plan to listen to this book again - there's no doubt it will move me even more!

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disappointing at best

Revisado: 10-06-19

I really wanted to Iike this book. It had a strong woman who struggled to keep up with her male counterparts in a male dominated field. She did that exceptionally well.
The problem was the tension between her and the attractive team leader. This was so long and drawn out I did something I never do - I skipped ahead because this repetitiveness just got to me.
I wanted to read more about the plot, hatched by a former Congress person, to take out the "go teams". Unfortunately that got short shrift.
Spoiler alert - eventually when "Babe" and Ace, the team leader, hooked up and showed up at a training exercise, Ace decided to make a statement to the other team members. He put his arm around Babe's neck and announced, "She's mine." That impressed the team members (all male except for Babe) and seemed to sit just right with the strong woman, who throughout the book had tried to resist her feelings for him.
Really?? Instead of any number of other statements, such as ,"She's the best part of my life" or "Can't believe how lucky I am - she really likes me" or "We finally figured out we belong together", nope, he says what could be said of a dog or a car or any other piece of property.
As I said, I really wanted to enjoy this book but the author made sure that wasn't possible.

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Beautifully written and exceptionality motivating!

Revisado: 09-14-19

Not only did the author clearly tell of the insidious way "normal" life changed in Germany in the 1930ties, she made virtually all major characters experience their own disbelief in what they saw their government doing; each went through various levels of questioning before they committed to resisting.
Among the marks of a great author is their ability to cause readers to really feel what the characters feel. This was done in spades.
Definitely planning to listen again and again!!

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The BEST!

Revisado: 06-26-19

I have 23 books by David Baldacci and this one was, by far, the most enjoyable.
This is the first book by the author that actually made me cry. Mr. Baldacci outdid himself in describing Scott Harvath's emotional grief at the loss of his new bride. And that was in addition to stellar writing about Scott"s determination to accomplish whatever he sets his mind to.
Given the multitude of reasons for Scott to lose hope or to be completely consumed by hate, I found it comforting to have this bigger than life character remember how many reasons he had to feel grateful.
I fully expected a good book but this time my expectations were definitely exceeded!

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not enough plot

Revisado: 04-13-19

As usual, narrator was excellent. Story not so much. Kept hoping a plot would be developed but that never happened.

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