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Excellent book

Revisado: 06-06-18

I have a bachelor's degree in American History but I never knew so much about Alexander Hamilton! This book was a brief history of the American Revolution and the founding of our nation from the Hamiltonian point of view and it was fascinating. It was particularly wonderful because I read America's First Daughter prior to this book, which told the story from the view of Thomas Jefferson. I don't think I ever really understood the politics of the era until now. I makes today's politics look kind!!!

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Amazing book!

Revisado: 06-06-18

I read Circe and loved it, so I thought I would give this book a try. I wasn't sure because who hasn't read and seen the Odyssey portrayed in a dozen different ways - I couldn't imagine what she could write that would be different. I was so wrong! This is one of my favorite books ever. I fell so deeply in love with the characters - they were so real. This is an amazing love story - and it is an amazing piece of Greek mythology. Madeline Miller is a genius!

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Loved this book

Revisado: 06-06-18

The reviews for this book were so good, I gave in and listened. I loved it. Madeline Miller has a hit on her hands and the narrator does a wonderful job reading it. It was hard for me to stop listening and when I finished, I was sad. You wouldn't think someone could write Greek Mythology today and that is would be just as good as the original stuff - Miller has done it.

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Excellent book

Revisado: 06-06-18

This was a great book. I love historical fiction, but sometimes history involving the Nazi's gets to be too much for me. This book does a great job of telling a story of the lives of two sisters during Nazi occupied France without including too much of the violence and horror that some writing about this period include. I had never read anything about the French and what they went through during the war. This book made what the occupation feel very real to me. It is a very good book.

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it was very good!

Revisado: 05-02-18

I liked the book a lot. I did not like it as much as The Good Earth, so I gave it 4 stars. It is very similar in style and performance and at times Sons seems a bit slow, but I didn't find myself getting bored. I didn't find myself getting overly invested either though. It was a good, solid read.

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I love all these books - this one too!

Revisado: 05-02-18

I have loved every single one of the books in this series and this was no exception. They are light reads and so enjoyable. Every time I finish one, I want to learn to quilt and find that little Connecticut town! This book does not disappoint!

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Wow! Wow! Wow!

Revisado: 05-02-18

This was my first Picoult book and I read it because I needed to read an author with the same first name as my own. I am SO glad I did. The characters in are very well written and you feel very tied to them. In some ways, it reminded me of The Help, not just because it is a book about racism but because it is written in the voice of three different characters. It is a great book and it really sends a message.

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I really didn't like this book.

Revisado: 03-21-18

I think if I had read this book on my own, without this narrator reading it to me, I would have enjoyed the book more. The narrator makes all the characters in this book sound mentally disturbed. It is very difficult to build an image in your head of the characters when he portrays them so abnormally. John, the character who was raised outside of the "Brave New World," is made to sound like a complete moron, and I don't think that is what Huxley had in mind when he wrote it. I would not recommend this book simply because of the narrator.

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I enjoyed this very much

Revisado: 03-21-18

This was a very nice read about a young girl who had been kidnapped by "savages" and then years later, removed from her Native American family to be returned to her white family. The narration was very good and I found myself wanting to get back in the car so I could turn the book back on. If you like stories about the American West, you will probably love this book.

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Such a moving story

Revisado: 01-24-18

I can't say enough about this story. It is moving, endearing, funny... it made me think a lot about how we judge others without knowing their story and how we often write people off because they are different. This was one of those rare books that I continued to listen to after I got home at night because I couldn't wait until the next morning's commute to hear more. I highly recommend!

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