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Stellar

Revisado: 04-08-21

The author had me holding my breath -with so MANY twists & turns. Another exciting "Just one more chapter before I put it down" kind of story .

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Beautifully written, MASTERFULLY NARRATED

Revisado: 03-10-21

I was swept along , listening to the pitch and cadences of the narrator's reading of each individual's story. Ta-Nehisi Coate's fictional narrative draws word pictures I could easily envision. He emphasized what so many tellings of the slavery era ignores - the high intelligence, loyalties and beauty of people captured and held in bondage.
We've had many writings of the insensitivity and brutality of slavery. Ta-Nehisi's narrative had to tell this horror also, but more was of the character of the individuals and mysticism of their forebearers.
The skill of the narrator makes me want to find other stories he reads.

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A serious history lesson

Revisado: 02-06-21

I am amazed at the extent of detail given in this book. President Obama obviously kept his daily diary infused with his emotions, as he confronted the obstacles to his every decision.
Overall, I have a better understanding of why he compromised so much in his 1st two years in office.

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Multi-layered emotional listening.

Revisado: 11-28-20

The Irish brogue was difficult at 1st, but then the story of love, hatred, homophobia , revenge, and acceptance is staggering

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Well written,by someone who understands mourning.

Revisado: 11-16-20

At age 77, I've mourned several loved ones. A husband, parents, son, fiance and 2 siblings... in that order. Grief CAN become overwhelming.

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Good story

Revisado: 11-15-20

I gasped at the ending. Well told, well written, a peak into the life of a person rejected.

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Entertaining Character Snippets

Revisado: 11-11-20

An entertaining listen. Short stories ranged from amusing to ridiculous, heartwarming to heartbreaking! Tom Hanks left me hoping for a continuation of 2 of the stories that begged for another episode.

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I learned a lot from this narrative.

Revisado: 11-04-20

II learned a great deal from this informative audiobook. It deserves to be a hard copy on my bookshelf for my granddaughters to read.

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So Very BORING

Revisado: 10-10-20

I was excited to pre-order this book, based on the enthusiastic review by Jenna Bush Hager on the Today Show. I kept waiting for the story to become better. The clues kept pointing to a climatic "Something Very Wrong" was about to happen.. However, my frustrations built as the story dragged. My irritation grew as I kept waiting for the story to get better. Why was the narrative for the wife Amamda so incredibly HAIRBRAINED?
This was a terrible waste of my money. Wish I could have traded it for another choice.

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This series has prompted me to begin my own study.

Revisado: 10-05-20

Audible only has episodes 6-8, but there is a wealth of information within those episodes that I will expand upon.

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