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Incredible

Revisado: 07-06-17

Really challenges a lot of the common thinking about addiction. Provides a very wide look at the issue. Highly recommend.

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All good but...learn the proper pronunciations

Revisado: 05-24-17

I just wish that narrators would speak with people from the area to make sure they are pronouncing the names of people and places correctly. I definitely don't want to hear this narrator say 'Methuen,' 'Haverhill' or 'Bulger' ever again.

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Beautiful

Revisado: 11-18-16

What an amazing life. Trevor has so much to teach us. He more than deserves to sit in Jon Stewart's old seat. He has a deep understanding of the strength of words in the face of corrupt power. He has the grounding only a super strong and proud mother can give. There is absolutely no way he will ever get swept up in his fame and fortune. It would be impossible for him to forget where he came from. I can't say enough about how much love and respect I feel for him right now.

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Shocking Tale of 11 Years of Horror

Revisado: 11-30-14

Michelle's story is unbelievably heartbreaking. Of course the years in the Castro house were horrific, but it turns out that her life BEFORE she was kidnapped were pretty horrible too.

What is truly amazing is the strength this woman kept throughout the unspeakable horrors of her life. I thought the book was well-written and the narration was fine (I also wasn't expecting a literary masterpiece). It is a moving, in-depth look at the strength of the human spirit.

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I Love Julia Sweeney

Revisado: 04-05-13

If you have "read" Julia's previous works, especially "In the Family Way," you will find the first several chapters of this book to be a lot of review with some new tidbits sprinkled in. It's all good material, it's just material you've heard before. Perhaps this is why I can't give it 5 stars. If all of the stories were new to me, I can imagine giving it 5 stars. I started to get concerned that I had just bought a compilation of excerpts from her other work. Thankfully, that wasn't the case. There's lots of new material here that will keep you thinking and laughing.

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Poor narration, but good story

Revisado: 03-08-13

If you are really interested in the content of this book, the narration is bearable. If you're only somewhat interested, the narration will probably kill the book for you. If you are not looking specifically for a story about someone who was born in one of these camps escaping, I think Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy is a much better book both in performance and story. I'd recommend listening to Nothing to Envy before Escape from Camp 14.

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So Touching and Funny

Revisado: 11-22-12

Julia Sweeney is an amazing storyteller and comedian. She can take you on a journey through some big issues and make you laugh along the way. The beautiful thing is that the laughs are real, but they do not take anything away from the gravity of the events in the story. She's an amazing talent.

In this particular piece of work Julia takes us through the trials of her brother dying of cancer, being diagnosed with cancer herself, and having her parents come to live with her. It's both touching and hilarious in a way that I don't think many other artists could create.

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Enjoyed much more than expected

Revisado: 04-07-12

With all of the publicity that this book has received, I was somewhat interested in hearing it. I really expected this woman to be a militant, closed-minded person with no interest at all in the American way. It turns out to be an amazing story in which we are made to understand why she did the things she did and how this mom grew over the years. I was surprised when I found myself laughing out loud listening to some of the power struggles that started from the very early years of her daughters' lives. One thing is for sure, there really aren't many American moms with the level of commitment and endurance that this mother has. I'm hopeful that the daughters will write their own books from their perspectives later in their lives.

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A MUST ****LISTEN****

Revisado: 02-20-12

If I could give 10 stars for this performance, I absolutely would. Although I haven't actually read the book, I can't imagine that reading it would be as good as listening to it. When people new to audiobooks ask me for recommendations, I always include this audiobook. It's an incredible story with the most amazing performance I think I have heard so far. A real treasure.

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Entertaining Book

Revisado: 12-19-11

Penn definitely meanders in a lot of different directions that aren't necessarily related to atheism. However, I'd put a high entertainment rating on the entire book. It's both sensible and hilarious.

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