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Mostly Genius

Revisado: 11-05-24

Kendra's advice is always spot on, including the admonition that not all the advice is for you where you are right now. Her insights into what makes us Lazy Geniuses are practical and perfectly do-able.

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Lovely

Revisado: 02-13-23

Kate DiCamillo deserves all the awards. Her books never fail to be poignant and heart achingly beautiful.

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Half enjoyable

Revisado: 03-29-20

I found the first half of this book boring as heck. Thoreau goes into great detail about how much everything costs to set up a forest home and how everyone should live as simply as him. I’m a fan of simple living, but he’d often wax poetical about how marvelous it was to be free of the need for coffee, sugar, and meat he didn’t catch, as well as the abundance of free fuels to be found in the forest. The second half of the book was spent far less atop his soapbox and I truly enjoyed all the descriptions of actual life in the woods.

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Historical

Revisado: 09-04-19

This is a book I have always wanted to have read in the past, but I’ve never enjoyed it once I started. If you into it with a Shakespearean tragedy in mind, it might help. This round was attempted and finally finished with the help of an excellent audio reading, but I still didn’t love it. From the antiquated use of savage to the brutal war scenes, it just wasn’t a book for me, beautifully written though it may be.

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Interesting science punctuated by hyperbole

Revisado: 12-22-15

While I found the neuroscience fascinating the author fell into hyperbole of the worst sort for what I'd hoped to be a purely scientific look at the brain's workings. As the book progressed the author's political and social leanings became the focus instead of the brain. I'd still recommend it, as long as one is aware that it all starts to devolve at the end.

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Hilarious

Revisado: 10-18-11

My boys have borrowed this audio from the library three times and it is just as funny every time. If you have kids who love adventure and silliness, this is the book for you. Jasper Dash and his friends, Lily and Katie, head off to help the monks that live on the mysterious mountain tops in the state of... Delaware. It is a land of spicy air, monks that fly and is ruled by an awful and adorable autarch.

We have listened to the earlier books and didn't like them nearly as much, although the sequel to this one is pretty good as well. Highly recommended as long as you bring your funny bone along.

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Excellent book - poor quality

Revisado: 06-23-10

I have loved this book since I was a child and was excited about listening too it with my children. Since this was recorded this year I thought the quality wouldn't be an issue, but it was. It had the mid-range rattle of a poorly recorded book. Very disappointed as my boys will not listen to it because it hurts their ears.

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