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NEED MOAR

Revisado: 04-18-17

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Those who insist that this book is some kind of "list fulfillment" in regards to diversity have never hung out in the poorer parts of the East Bay. The characters and their relationships were great. These are characters I can relate to. I need more about them! Please!!

I didn't need the exposition on gender, pronouns, and homelessness in LGBTQ youth, but--based on other reviews--I imagine other people did. It felt much more like the author was letting loose in this book, not trying to hold things back in hopes of selling copies.

There were some mistakes in pronunciation. The author says Ash's full name is pronounced "ace-lynn" and the complete butchering of Buffy's last name made me cringe. Otherwise, the performance was great.

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Great Stories, Mixed Narration

Revisado: 04-27-16

Would you listen to another book narrated by the narrators?

Some of them, yes. There were a number of excellent narrators, some mediocre ones, and one really terrible narrator.

Any additional comments?

I found the stories to be really good. Unfortunately, one of the narrators was so robotic that I had to skip that story. There was no expression or emotion in her voice at all.

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Heavy, but Worth It

Revisado: 03-05-16

What did you love best about Kindred?

Octavia Butler is by far one of my favorite authors. She writes Kindred in a compelling manner, the reader learning of the situation as the main character does. You learn background in appropriately-timed flashbacks instead of long drawn-out leading chapters. The setting and characters are real and vivid without giving heaps of extraneous details.

What did you like best about this story?

It was a much needed account of the things they didn't really teach in history classes. You learn a piece of history in a way that involves you in the struggle, rather than looking at it through the impersonal lens of history books.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The descriptions of assault were vivid and explicit. I felt myself crying for the characters in the book as if they were close friends.

Any additional comments?

This is the second book I read by this author and it was just as brilliant as the first. I'm hooked!

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A Desperately Overdue Book

Revisado: 03-05-16

What did you love best about NeuroTribes?

I loved the way that the author not only addressed the history of autism treatments and social feelings, but also explored interesting connections and autistic historical figures. Though Silberman is allistic, I felt like he really took his audience into account in the way the book meandered through a web of interconnected history, taking time to give interesting facts that autistic readers/listeners would find compelling.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The parts about WWII and eugenics were very heavy and I highly recommend appropriate breaks during those parts, as well as the profiles of heavy ableism. There are various parts that will be triggering for many autistics, but it's well worth trudging through it.

Any additional comments?

For too long, autism has been talked about and treated as if it is akin to cancer. This book is one of a few that are gaining traction to shift that view. We need this. I'm incredibly grateful to the in-depth research Silberman did and the frankness with which he wrote the book.

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