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Fabulous!

Revisado: 09-06-24

I highly suggest this book. Well researched and written, wonderful narration, and the sarcasm at times is on point!

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Outstanding read

Revisado: 01-14-23

Outstanding read, from an outstanding person. Will be giving this book to my great nephew in a year or two when he's old enough. Hopefully it will spur in him, an interest in the State Department and the interesting jobs it offers. Ms. Yovanovitch is inspiring, humble and a patriot to the core. I watched her hearings live and was so awestruck, that when I saw her book I immediately bought it. Hearing her full history, I am even more awestruck with this wonderful person.

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Calming and happy

Revisado: 06-06-17

In these crazy times, we all need a little Piglet and Pooh. This reading has made my week much happier.

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Wonderful.

Revisado: 02-05-15

I watched the movie years ago and it has haunted me ever since. The book added even more depth to this story. I loved it.

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Almost drove off the road laughing

Revisado: 12-30-14

Would you listen to Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim again? Why?
Danger!! Don't listen to while driving. You may end up in a ditch from laughing too hard!
This and "Holidays on Ice" are fantastic!

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Compelling story of strength and forgiveness

Revisado: 12-30-14

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It still boggles my mind about what he went through. It's something that you just can't wrap your head around at times. I'm grateful that Mr. Zamperini shared his story and that Ms. Hillenbrand brought it to life in such an absorbing way. I read this book several years ago and I "carry it with me" still. I often ruminate on it.
I just brought some family members to see the movie. The one thing I am sad about not getting much focus, were his struggles after coming home and his eventual forgiveness of his captors. His life after the war was such a huge part of what makes me go back to this story again and again. It should have been more than a byline in the movie.
I cannot say enough good things about this book. I don't have the words. Just buy it and listen to it. You won't regret it.

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How to not swallow puke in space

Revisado: 12-30-14

What made the experience of listening to Packing for Mars the most enjoyable?

I had such a good time reading this book. The kinds of things NASA had to think of and create solutions for, that wouldn't even cross a normal person's mind like "What happens if you puke in your helmet" had me reading this book well into the night. So cool and a must for any "space junkie" like me.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Packing for Mars?

The list of problems we need solutions for (for the long flight and safe return home of humans) still sticks with me.

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Excellent!

Revisado: 12-30-14

What made the experience of listening to The Cuckoo's Calling the most enjoyable?

Excellent! Just excellent! Buy it, read it, you won't be disappointed.
Such an immensely thick plot, with so many variables. I was enthralled throughout the whole book and tried as hard as I could to figure out "whodunnit" (as they say) and was not able to figure it out. Masterful!

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Read it twice!

Revisado: 12-30-14

If you could sum up Incognito in three words, what would they be?

Can't. Put. Down.

What did you like best about this story?

This is my first book by David Eagleman and I will be getting more! I had to read it twice it was so fascinating!! The parts about synesthesia were particularly cool. "Hearing" color as in chromesthesia, and seeing numbers as points in space as in spatial sequence synesthesia, etc. it was all so fascinating. I highly recommend the book!

Have you listened to any of David Eagleman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

He was pretty good as a narrator.

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Pass this one up

Revisado: 12-30-14

What was most disappointing about Charlie Fletcher’s story?

"Taints"? Really? That slang term is decades old, so it's not like he didn't know what it means.
Also, unless you want to explain what sexual molestation\incest is to your kid, don't let them read this. The only female characters in this book are also sexually harassed, groped and murdered. The addition of these things is unnecessary and literally feels as though they were callously added, just to try to boost a poor story line. The plot was something I could have come up with when I was 10 and the imagery was predictable and bland. An hour into the book, I was finishing the sentences before I heard them. Not even close to the rich imagery you get from Harry Potter, which this book is trying so hard to be like; and fails so miserably at.
Try any anything by J.K. Rowling, Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Dickens, Suzanne Collins (the Hunger Games Series), or J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan). Those are all MUCH better options.

Which character – as performed by Jim Dale – was your favorite?

The only saving grace was Jim Dale's narration.

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