Kristin Olson-garewal

Interesting plots

Revisado: 02-06-22

A very entertaining collection. The Pomeranian story is too long. Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed the stories. A couple seemed to have predictable endings as I was reading but they rarely were.

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One of the few books I’ve read twice

Revisado: 09-15-21

This author tells one compelling and tragic story after another that reflect the indifference and racism that infect our criminal justice system. Creating the Equal Justice Initiative to address these glaring injustices is a story both heartbreaking and inspiring. Bryan Stevenson, a Harvard educated black lawyer in the south personally experiences casual racism while showing unflagging kindness and refusing to lash out at judges, prosecutors, and sheriffs who persist in perpetuating gross injustice. His clients are people wrongly given death sentences, sometimes clearly innocent. Their only crimes being too poor to be considered worthy of police regard and to have a competent lawyer. Even more eye opening are the young teens who are given life sentences without parole and in one case, the death sentence.
If only he could clone himself. Our country would benefit from our highest level lawyers: Attorneys General, District Attorneys and judges all being Bryan Stevenson.

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Excellent storyline but VERY slow start

Revisado: 03-07-21

This book is ultimately a page turner but not until about half way through! Until then it slowly and rather repetitively narrates a tale flipping between present and recent past. Then it develops several well-done plot twists. The historical and ethnic backdrop are informative: the mafia and Portland Oregon’s racist founding being key to the story.

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Compelling story of a subject I thought I knew

Revisado: 02-18-19

Interviews of individuals who attend the annual Davos Switzerland power fest breaks power down into manageable bites. Today’s political industrial complex is not a monolith that average people are unable to impact. The best chapter is the last on the effective way to make change.

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A thoughtful discussion of a thorny problem

Revisado: 01-01-18

Knowing of Bryan Stevenson as a lawyer who works with death row inmates, I expected a discussion about legal concerns. Instead he gave a moving wake up call on how to address the roots of our nation’s racism. He referenced how other countries have dealt with their own past shames. Can you imagine a German tourist visiting a US slavery museum the way an American tourist visits Auschwitz?

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A book about architect needs pictures

Revisado: 10-15-17

A recorded book is not the best medium for a story that is about creating buildings. I wanted to see pictures of Kahn’s creations. However his personal story was very interesting about the three families he had and how he was a father to all his children. While all aspects of Louis Kahn’s biography were engaging, this story roamed all over his life and was a very disorganized narrative. Nonetheless I recommend the book. No matter how it’s told, his was a remarkable life and talent.

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The performer did a good job of different voices

Revisado: 06-12-17

The storyline got engaging about one fourth of the way into it. The ritualistic hard boiled detective: snarling questions, gratuitously withholding information from the cops, falling in love with the beautiful endangered client while having a committed relationship, having painful physical scars from past cases. This book hit all the obligatory noirish points.

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