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Unbelievably pollyannaish

Revisado: 05-06-25

Like reading PR for these towns public private partnerships. No skepticism or pushback. Cant believe these are journalists at top American magazines. Also they’re so oblivious to the absurdity of them flying their plane to each of these places to interview and condescend about working class life

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The reason Hollywood sucks

Revisado: 10-12-24

Hack advice that explains why movies are so bad. Skip unless you want to write the kind of crap this guy does.

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White guilt memoir. Not postpartum.

Revisado: 06-15-24

This is not a book about PPD. It’s a book for and about white people who want to agonize about privilege and race and shame — and not even eloquently.

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A memoir of privilege and hot mess

Revisado: 02-02-24

Rich white people have sex. Some is juicy. Mostly it’s messy. They have so much money. They live happily ever after.

Great takes on polyamory. Admirably honest. But apparently having multiple lovers means having a part time job while your husband supports you, and paying for hotel rooms a lot. Sounds nice.

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Regressive

Revisado: 02-02-24

Cringe. Essentializing womanhood and motherhood. so conservative and embarrassing. Can’t believe I wasted my time on this nonsense.

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Cringe

Revisado: 01-23-24

Jamison’s entire project is to valorize rich white womens tears while awkwardly looking in on poor people of color. Managed to write multiple essays on prison without mentioning race or her own positionality. The last essay about how much we hate on women’s pain presumes that just writing about pain is valuable when in fact you maybe need to do something with it for it to count as art. She whines into the void.

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This book is so good

Revisado: 11-30-23

I read it in 2017 when it came out but just relistened. Fantastically performed. An absolute masterwork that uses the genre of the murder mystery to explore much deeper psychological terrain. Dark yet often quite funny. This book did not get enough love when it came out, nor does Dan Chaim’s work in general.

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One of the best great courses -- and I'm a regular

Revisado: 06-08-16

Would you listen to Understanding Japan again? Why?

A wonderful history course that weaves narrative and a big picture contemporary perspective together. I listened to this before coming to Japan for some work as a journalist and it was an awesome preparation. Thanks to Professor Ravina for a wonderful class.

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The Best Audio Content I've ever consumed

Revisado: 08-30-15

This is the intro text to the rest of your life. Even in areas you think you are well versed this piece will give new gems.

Never understood Heisenberg so intuitively.

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Yuck

Revisado: 09-29-14

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Yuck. This was a horribly written book full of cheap twists and weak characterization. I listened to it because I'd spent money on it and had to follow it through, but if this is what Americans want to read ... wow. God save us all.

Has Gone Girl turned you off from other books in this genre?

Absolutely.

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