K. N.

Spitting on Vets? Never Happened!

Revisado: 07-23-24

Once again we have this old lie about protestors spitting on vets, and hating them for their service. This was just propaganda from the war machine to smear protestors and distract from our message that he war was wrong. We were saying "Support our troops, bring them home!" We were right about it all.
I don't know if women were kicked out of vet meetings, but that seemed unlikely too. There were just too many inaccuracies in this book.
This novel is more soap opera than insightful novel, but it is entertaining, and does inform about our heroic women in Vietnam.

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Powerful writing and performance

Revisado: 02-02-23

Mina is so good at writing women in the workplace, struggling against limitations and assumptions. The dialog and action are outstanding also.

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An Angry Woman

Revisado: 10-03-22

The narrator of this book is a very angry woman. She's angry, smart, and a liar. She has needed to be all three in order to stay alive. She moves fast, and she drives the story at speed, to avoid being murdered or committing suicide. Along the way, she saves her two daughters, and the anorexic rock star husband of her best friend, who has run off with her husband. The best friend, that is. But that's only the start of her wild ride, and I loved it all. She is amazing, and quite funny too, if you like very dry desperate humor.

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Vivid, Sexy, and Sweet

Revisado: 03-04-22

Powerful writing brings this story of two lovers facing complicated challenges into vivid focus. The plot is a bit soapy at times, but it moves quickly, and the characters are unforgettable. The tenderness and care between them brought tears to my eyes.

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Funny!

Revisado: 01-14-22

One reviewer did not find this book funny, but it is. Hilarious, in fact, if you're OK with jokes that poke at the assumptions of entitled people who aren't comfortable with difference. Or people who don't believe mothers ever have complicated feelings about their kids. Or anyone who believes that life isn't complicated and fascinating.

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Great Fun

Revisado: 04-07-20

Charming characters and sharp wit make this a delight. Six more words needed in review.

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Powerful Writing

Revisado: 06-11-16

Loss, grief and fear almost control a young woman fleeing from her past, but she is saved by her drive to create art. A dog and a kind man help her recover. Much of the plot is familiar, but the powerful writing makes it live and breathe. A wonderful book, excellent audio.

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No Insight or Info

Revisado: 03-04-16

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

His fiends in Cuba are his guides, people that he pays for services. Insight? Don't expect it. Information? Only if you are interested in the details of his meals. You'll love this book if you enjoy self-absorbed boors.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Astonishment that anyone can be so dense and so focused on the wrong details.

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Charming and funny, always surprising

Revisado: 02-20-14

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Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths is someone that you might not want to work with, but you'll love being in her head. She's difficult, funny, too smart, and always surprising. She's obsessed with the murder of a former "prozzy" and her six year old daughter, a case that connects with a dead millionaire and a bent cop. Fiona's extraordinary and hilarious observations keep the plot humming along. If you like Denise Mina's working class heroines you'll love Fiona. Siriol Jenkins' narration brings her to vivid life, excellent job!

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Just Too Cute

Revisado: 07-19-13

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

If you love the writing in women's magazines like Cosmo and O, you might enjoy this. I was hoping for a painless introduction to current theories in science, but was too irritated by the author's constant digressions and cutesy jokes to finish this book. This author qualifies for a seat at my dinner party from Hell.

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