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Unbelievable... yet so believable...

Revisado: 04-19-25

I loved the first book, and I'm so glad to see the Ruffins are telling more stories- without apologizing or trying to make white people feel better about themselves.
Fellow white people, these are memoirs of our time, and we've all definitely seen (or been part of) this kind of sh!+ in some way even if we didn't realize it at the time. Let's all listen up.

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Good stories; Lofi recording

Revisado: 03-13-25

It's so important to hear the myths, legends, and histories of people the colonists actively erased (and actively continue to do so today In the US). Of course, ancient origin stories are all simplistic, but these at least have a bit more nuance than the "good versus evil" ones that the average US citizen is generally fed.

Old, outdated recording, but just call it LoFi and it comes back around to good. ;)

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Magical... hostage story?

Revisado: 06-23-22

I love Neil Gaiman, want to like this story, but it feels like we're supposed to believe our protagonist is a sweet bumbling fool who is just too darn in love to understand that it's not cool to literally TAKE A TRAUMATIZED WOMAN HOSTAGE to GIVE HER AS A GIFT to the object of his affection.

Seems like it's supposed to be a cute premise, but it's just horrifying.

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A meditation on science.

Revisado: 10-17-21

I'm about halfway through the book and am just astounded. This book is a beautiful, unique example of excellence in science communication.

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So so so well done.

Revisado: 10-14-21

An artful spectrum of stories from the hilarious type to the type to make you grind your teeth in anger- often both, if you're really listening. And you should really listen.

The "real" book might have great pictures as proof of the ridiculousness of the stories, but I am so glad I got to hear the authors' voices on this. It's like listening to 2 sisters telling you banger story after banger story over dinner or something.

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Poignant, real, hilarious

Revisado: 12-08-20

Been listening to this and all the Puzzle in a Thunderstorm shows for years. Poignant, unapologetic, hilarious. Made by atheists for atheists.

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Excellent story, great narration

Revisado: 10-23-20

If you enjoy the writing of Gaiman or Pratchett, you'll like this. For Americans, if you dislike "British humor" this won't be for you. As well, it is (gently, sensibly, hilariously) irreverent from start to finish.

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Great narration, fun, interesting

Revisado: 07-25-20

I enjoy all of Hank Green's work. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor and An Absolutely Remarkable Thing are so very much Green's fun, poignant, and kind style. He was successful at incorporating true-to-life female, LGBT, and Black voices into the storyline without it being ABOUT that, which I appreciated. Even non-binary pronouns made it in without it being "A Whole Thing" which was awesome. Love the extra interview at the end that comes with the audio version! Great work.

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A Good 101 for White People Trying to be Allies

Revisado: 11-03-19

This book is a great place for White people like myself to learn group patterns and find places where we need to start exploring ourselves more. The writing vacillates between talking about those group patterns and self exploration that I thought was helpful in getting into my own "fragility" in a way that gives quick emotional breaks to help me build upon my self understanding.

That said, this is not going to be a book for White people who aren't searching for this info already. Rather, it's for those who actively want to be better allies but perhaps aren't sure where to start. The very end of the book I thought was especially helpful for White people to understand how to seek out and deal with feedback on ourselves, and what to do with it.

Admittedly, some of the book felt a bit redundant, but this may be due to the fact that I had been exposed to some of this info before. The narrator was also hard to focus on because while her tone was kind but firm, she rarely changed her tone of voice at all.

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Fun!

Revisado: 12-01-18

You just have to love Stephen Frye. This series is informative, scandalous, and of course, well narrated!

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