Thomas E. Manes

Lush, atmospheric.

Revisado: 03-05-25

Alice in Wonderland eat your heart out. This would make a fabulous series. Very visual. The readers for the audio book were perfect.

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Great info

Revisado: 11-09-23

Fascinating. It’s just that I feel I need to see the actual book to appreciate the appearances of the various Yokai.

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Exquisite

Revisado: 03-23-23

I have become a Virginia Woolf fan, and this work does not disappoint. If there is a bit of a downer, it’s the way that the weariness of life comes through late in the book. Otherwise, Woolf’s intimate and detailed descriptions of moment by moment reveal the profundity of her perception. Perhaps her premature demise was due to her absolute intensity of being. Maybe it was too much. At any rate, one must be grateful that she left the world what she did. The narrator of this volume, Frances Jeater, is a true artist, and brings Woolf to life in the here and now.

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Wonderful book

Revisado: 02-27-23

Although published pre-pandemic and with the major powers currently edging closer to World War III, this book is still very relevant, and I think will be for some time to come. All the practical and philosophical issues facing humanity are presented in a thorough and adroit fashion. The perils are not avoided, and yet much reason for hope is given. Included is an overview of human history, significant insight into our place in the biosphere, and a lengthy exploration into the search for other worlds and extraterrestrial intelligence.

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Essential

Revisado: 12-03-22

This is the guidebook for our time, or at least one of the most important ones.
A comprehensive view of the trajectory of humanity throughout history and into the present day, as well as the alternate futures that lie before us based upon the choices we make, both individually and collectively. This book offers a clear examination of how our values and culture are shaped, and how we might engage with that process creatively in order to integrate more fully with the planet and help direct us into greater thriving and a more sustainable world.

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Essential reading

Revisado: 09-30-22

This is such a broad spectrum view of how we relate to the world, each other, and ourselves, encompassing science, sociology, spirituality, an ecology. So many of the people, views, and systems I have been studying were all brought together here into a wonderful blend. Jeremy is truly a Renaissance man. It is people like this that I truly hope will lead the way into the “Symbiocene”, an ecological civilization.

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Excellent

Revisado: 03-27-22

There has never been anyone like Virginia Woolf. Such eloquence! Such manic flare! Such astute observation! Such intelligence! Clare Higgins does an outstanding job in her interpretation. Oh so very highly recommended! Bravo!

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An essential read

Revisado: 08-21-21

An eloquent and gripping journey through Assata Shakur's early life and her ordeals with the "legal lynching" system, as she calls it. The audio book narrator, Sirena Riley, is top-notch, and masterfully molds her tone to match Assata's skillful writing, as well as to fit the voices and expressions of other characters. I'm glad Assata has found refuge in Cuba after so many years of torture. I believe her story. There are amusing passages to be sure, but this is an up close and personal, nitty gritty view of the horrific parts of being Black in America. Even though the book was first released in 1987, and this is 2021, not much has really changed it seems, when it comes to systemic racism. All of us need to find a way out of that prison.

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Written as a film?

Revisado: 06-29-21

I can easily see this being a film. It has enough brutality and violence to be successful in today's market. I guess I expected something more enchanting and magical overall, although there are a few elements of those, due to Willa and her kind being non-human. It is a well-crafted and gripping story however, and the audio book narrator is great.

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An essential book

Revisado: 05-31-21

For anyone who wants to better understand the different ways in which freedom of the body (and the mind) have been explored by various prominent figures, from Wilhelm Reich to Nina Simone, to the author’s own question of gender. A truly enlightening read, and the narrator of the audio book does a superb job.

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