Dani C

Don’t look for me in the person you met yesterday

Revisado: 09-04-24

People are fallible. Love is real.. mistakes happen.. and while everything is not forgettable, everything is forgivable. so many lessons in an audible that in my opinion should be on someone’s best sellers list. I am a harsh critic, and I rarely find myself leaving reviews. This book was worth the listen… I found myself pulled emotionally at even the most predictable parts and predictability is usually what leads me away from a book.. I can tell the writer put themselves into the writing.. even the most frustrating parts felt honest and realistic.. if you’re trying to decide whether or not to listen to this book.. just do it and blame me if you don’t like it

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Wish I could give this 10 stars

Revisado: 08-22-23

The author coupled adversity with relatable positivity,…which is rare to find in books that show up on the forefront of my “must reads”. I laughed .. I got excited.. I was encouraged. I appreciate having been able to listen to this book and I will likely listen to it again. Another rarity.

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Greater than One

Revisado: 06-09-23

I am an avid reader and but I had never read Tracy Brown.
I finished this book in 3 days and found I had mixed feelings about it. (Though I lean to the positive)

The stories of the characters were solid. I didn’t have any doubts about who the characters were and even though I was surprised at some of the outcomes, each made sense considering the personas. The interactions between characters were realistic and engaging. Typically, I put a book down if I don’t like the direction I think a character is going in but this book was different as the choices fit the characters. At those moments of truth I was compelled to lean into the story more and even yelled at the book a few times instead of fast- forwarding through their mistakes. I liked it

On the other hand, I felt there was way too much narration and my first I
thought was the storyline was being rushed. As I progressed through the book this thought morphed a little as I reached segments where the book felt like it should end but I’d look and there were 6 more hours to go.

I mention this to say that I feel like the author had a series that she squeezed into a single novel. A lot of the narration could have been dialogue and this could have been a great series of 3 or 4 books.

I do plan to read (or listen to) more Tracy Brown to get a feel of how she typically writes and I would recommend this book to other readers with the understanding that the story may feel a little drawn out but it’s still an overall good story.

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Encouraging

Revisado: 05-19-23

As a single woman who is currently using dating apps, this book was both a Bertha, fresh air and tool for understanding how you can evolve through the dating process. I’m a few years out of the game and hearing the stories sounded familiar making it easier for me to envision myself jumping back in. Thank you.

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I hated it

Revisado: 02-10-23

This is going to sound like a negative review, but it isn’t.
This book managed to take pretty much every stereotype and prejudice and disjointed sense of justice, and put it all in one place. I actually stopped listening it twice at the beginning. I even tried to return it, but couldn’t figure out how until I saw a friend post how much she liked it, and wanted to hug some of the characters at the end.

So I turn the book back on, and I listen to it for pretty much three days straight to finish it because I couldn’t stop listening at that point. Well, I kept hoping that the terribly written journeys of these characters would change.. I realized how important this might be if this was the author’s intention from the beginning.

This book should be studied …like in a high school . I am not familiar with the writings of this artist, but if his playing into all of the bias and weird ideas of who people grow to be was intentional then he touches on a lot of topics rushing over some pretty big ones and I think that should be discussed .. even the narration was terribly good

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I exhaled…

Revisado: 12-23-21

I’d recommend this book to anyone struggling to find their place. It’s such and honest account of the everyday girl struggling with an addiction that she overcame. Andie is a role model to anyone in a battle with obesity but it offers so much more. For me, this book reminded me to see the happy. To have a better understanding of the good around me even when I don’t feel like i fit into that “good”. The four star rating is because some of the story felt untold. It was like there was so much to pack into she couldn’t delve deeper. In some of her personal battles I needed to hear more.
Please do not, however, let that deter you from this read. It was very well worth it. So many little gems that made me reflect on where I am. I could see myself reading it again.

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The End

Revisado: 11-11-20

I wanted this story to close differently and at first it bothered me until I considered why I was bothered. This is a story of pain and loss and discovery and taking chances. While I’d like a part 2 it would only be to give myself hope when that can’t come from a book.. a very good listen.

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