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A romance disguised as historical fiction

Revisado: 10-17-23

I adore stories of heroic women in WWI and II: Code Name Verity is one of my all-time fave audiobooks. But I was sorely disappointed by this one. She gets hot over one man after another -- presumably that's what they mean by 'l;earning the true meaning of love'. She's criminally naive -- looking for a taxi to take her to the front lines?? -- and her medical expertise is highly questionable. She gets by because we never see her tending anyone who's truly sick or hurt, leaving her free to lay cool cloths on fevered brows and the like.
I you like romances you'll like Woman at the Front, but if you want a wartime drama/historical novel, this one ain't it.

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a MUST READ for 2023!

Revisado: 04-25-23

The Turnaway Study took my breath away, yet not one word was surprising. My godmother Betty Roberts worked with Chicago's Jane network. My personal experience with a pre-Roe abortion (through Jane) correlates with everything Dr. Foster reports. I have practiced Addiction Psychiatry for >30 years, and my clinical observations correlate perfectly as well. Regretting the decision to have an abortion is by far the exception!
Dr. Foster does a great job of making her research findings accessible to the general public, where these data particularly NEED to be understood.
Samantha Desz' narration is perfect. The narratives of individual women personalizes the data, reminding us that these are real women living today. And their numbers will skyrocket with the current Supreme Court, heavily burdened by Trump appointees.
I never once, since 1973, considered the possibility of losing Roe's protection. We need to wake up, speak up, act up! It's illegal to harvest organs from a corpse without consent -- a woman of childbearing age now has less rights while alive than after she's dead!

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I recommend this to patients

Revisado: 02-12-21

I've followed Dr. Van der Kolk's work for 30 years. My career in psychiatry has mirrored that of Dr. Van der Kolk, with early exposure to traumatized patients and experience in the VA with Nam vets; and, like Dr. Van der Kolk, I use my personal experiences as a trauma survivor to inform my practice and deepen my empathy but not to limit my approaches. Sub-specializing in addictions has kept me deeply involved with traumatized patients as well, as the majority of addicts have histories of childhood trauma, and the lifestyle of addiction is further traumatizing, especially for women.
Dr. Van der Kolk challenges the VA system and the medical profession, especially the APA, for their refusal to accept responsibility for traumatized patients -- a systemic neglect also inflicted on the all-too-common and treatable disease of addiction.
Despite the clamorous demands he must have got for "how-to" advice, Dr. Van der Kolk wisely limits himself to describing the wide range of possible interventions, all evidence-based. He repeatedly cautions readers that there is no single treatment for trauma, and encourages sufferers and providers alike to be open-minded and creative in approaching treatment.
This book is extremely readable and accessible to lay audiences, yet stimulating and challenging to professionals like myself. The narrator did a fine job, but I'm purchasing the book in print so I can refer back to it.

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terrific as always but ...

Revisado: 02-12-21

I've been an ardent fan of Amelia Peabody Emerson for decades and this yarn was one of the best.
Barbara Rosenblatt was, as always, absolute perfection BUT for some reason the entire production was done at about 60% volume. I like to have audiobooks playing whilst I do housework, cook, quilt, and in general roam around the house. For this book (and ONLY this book -- I'm an enthusiastic and long-term Audible reader) the volume was too low to allow me this. This really impacted my enjoyment of what was otherwise a terrific book. Did anyone else have this problem?

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Pretty well done but disappointing end

Revisado: 02-12-21

A nice roasting of the Catholic hypocrisies in pedophilia and misogyny.
I don't usually like multiple narrators but this was well produced and directed, and the different voices were authentic.
The ending was disappointing -- a bit too pat. I won't say any more to avoid spoilers.

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Timely and engrossing

Revisado: 01-15-21

As a Chicago native this book resonated strongly for me.
The upwelling of systemic racism associated with the Trump administration provides a vivid backdrop to these stories of bright, intelligent, capable young people relegated to obscurity because of a chemical in their epidermis.

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Gripping

Revisado: 01-15-21

An amazing book, superbly narrated.
I'm as ignorant as most Americans about the Indian caste system, but Wilkerson's comparison of American racism with Nazi Germany was horrifyingly accessible. The chapter comparing US deification of Confederate 'heroes' with Germany's total repudiation of Nazi figures really hit home. In Germany, ALL monuments related to WWII celebrate its VICTIMS, while in America one might understandably be confused about just who won the Civil War. I was also struck by how the Wannsee Conference used Jim Crow laws to inform their Final Solution, but found several aspects of American racism 'too extreme' for them to adopt.
A real page-turner; I listened to the entire volume in only two enthralled days.

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disappointing

Revisado: 01-15-21

My interest in systemic racism was a major impetus for me to buy this book, and I was disappointed to find only minimal insights. The story was a pretty fair yarn -- I like dystopia novels -- but it could have provided so much more to our chaotic culture. Attempts to address homophobia and misgendering were equally anemic. I won't be putting this on my antiracism committee's book list.
The performance was better than the story itself. The different voices and accents were well-rendered and consistent.

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Timely and courageous

Revisado: 12-12-20

Ms. McBride gives us a closeup-and-personal view of the struggles of trans and other queer people, despite the surge in acceptance we've experienced in the past few years. And the foreword by Joe Biden is great!

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What a story!!

Revisado: 01-16-18

I'm a novelist myself, and while I often read authors I wish I could write like, it's only once in a while that I encounter a book so unique, so fresh, so special that I wish I'd had the idea myself. Such is The Time Traveler's Wife.
The concept is spellbinding, and the way Ms. Niffenegger (what a terrific name!!) puts it together is inspired. The switching back and forth in time brings us into sync with Henry's experience, and makes us amazed by Claire's ability to understand and accept the very special reality that is Henry's -- and therefore her -- life.
I cried. I don't do that often, but TTTW made me cry.
Read The Time Traveler's Wife. You'll never look at love, or at time, the same way again

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