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Rich development of characters and use of language.

Revisado: 01-17-25

Held my interest and I liked the Integration of events going on in different parts of the world. The dust bowl and Great Depression and the rise of Hilter’s power and influence. The best part was the presentation of a moral dilemma that leaves one still conflicted. Beautiful narration also. Perfect tone, emotion and use of pause.

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Simplistic writing, did not like readers voices

Revisado: 01-05-25

Author attempts to develop characters but ends up flat, main character just seems
Immature. Language to describe feelings and majority of scenes was not quality seen in many other books

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Managed to finish

Revisado: 12-23-24

Did not like the main character giving women and couples approval for things none of her business. Did not like the constant descriptions of giving birth-total turn off. Book tries to promote women’s rights and point out all the struggles women have been through at the hands of men. That got old. The ending was not to my liking. The main character seems to transform into heartless butcher after her “noble” life up to that point.

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Authenticity.

Revisado: 07-16-24

Learning about life and traditions of the Lokota Indians. Authenticity this book was heartbreaking. Hard to believe this man survived all the tragedies that he did. He died 9 years before I was born though I felt the Battle of Little Big Horn and the horror of Wounded Knee were such ancient history but not so. I wish I could have met this man that experienced so much. I am so disgusted about the way such an elegant deep thinking person could be made into a sort of freak show for a dollar a day. I do not feel the tragedy of indigenous peoples of North American has been told enough. Wonderful book. So glad to have been to crazy course monument and first heard of Black Elk there. Thank goodness his story was captured

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Fabulous

Revisado: 05-21-24

The character development of the main character is detailed and engrossing. Tale of a good man with deep thoughts and emotions. Other characters in story brilliantly described as is the scenery, terrain. Suspenseful to the end. No fairytale end but a more satisfying one lending more realism and depth to the main character. I listened to several passages three times as the writer was so clever with events and character exchanges that repeat listening highlighted every minute satisfying detail. One of the best books I have listened to. I also think the narrator did a beautiful job that fit the tone of the story.

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Very good. Tragic

Revisado: 05-23-23

I found it realistic in comparison to all I have read about this time period. Deep and sad thought provoking story.

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Average read

Revisado: 05-23-23

The story was slow and choppy. I did not find it as engaging as I would expect from Frazier. It seemed like characters were just dropped. Some parts seemed very unlikely. Loved Cold Mountain but this did not compare.

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Did not enjoy

Revisado: 04-18-23

Made myself finish but story dragged along. It seemed out of balance in terms of knowing anything about the victims and irrelevant in detail info about the killers

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Wonderful autobiography of an incredibly talented woman working her way through a rich life

Revisado: 02-08-23

Zola’s view of race today would probably be dismissed. She was not a victim but a foreword thinker living a tough and adventurous life. This book and Their Eyes were watching God helped me to glimpse and partially understand black culture or her time. Much of what she said seems to pertain to today. Great book. Lots to think about. Sad end to a brilliant life.

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Lack luster. Could not manage to finish

Revisado: 11-29-22

I usually like this author but I felt this book must have been thrown together by a ghost writer with no talent. I trudged through 18 chapters hoping to get to some intricate story only to keep reading about sophomoric boring descriptions of characters wanting to hope in bed with each other. Poor all around and I gave up.

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