C. R. Witzel

Wasn't expecting the evangelism

Revisado: 03-21-23

This might have been a great story, but the evangelical Christianity is spread pretty thick. I gave up about 2 hours in.

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Charming

Revisado: 01-05-23

this was a very sweet book about a young woman who is not neurotypical. I found the mystery very charming and I enjoyed the book very much. however, I worry about being a consumer of material that is clearly about amusing neurotypical people with the difficulties a neurodiverse person may experience.

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Narrator was AWFUL.

Revisado: 12-13-22

Narrator could not keep consistent accents and the performance was so overwrought, it seemed borderline hysterical.

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Worst copy editor EVER.

Revisado: 07-23-22

Clergy people don't 'administer to' people, they MINISTER to them.
Seriously. This book was very poorly edited.

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Fizzles out at the end....

Revisado: 04-12-20

Koontz has always been a little formulaic (his male heros are practically always ex-military, and always, always always straight). This was like a bunch of his other books (Lightning, Watchers), but with a less satisfying ending. It went on a little too long, and was kind of Grisham-esque in how it ended.
Additionally, he's so painfully ableist... The non-verbal autistic kid is "healed" and can speak now? C'mon. And also the weird swipe at the trans community - ugh. Dude. I know you're Catholic, but maybe come into the current millenium.

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Deep Dive into Communication within Relationships

Revisado: 02-05-20

This book is a deep dive - there's no "quick start guide" or "just three little rules to success!" This a deeply psychodynamic approach to communication within relationships. It's also largely about close relationships, including friendships, families, and intimate partners, rather than professional relationships or workplaces.

The narrator has a distinctly Paul Harvey like cadence and voice, which gave this book an artificially dated feel. I felt like I was listening to something that had been written in the 1970's, even though it was updated in 2009. I would have preferred a different narrator because of the cognitive dissonance.

It's a worthwhile book. It's also very clearly written by an educated white guy for white people. There's no attention given to the way that different cultures and ethnicities communicate, or to the way that people often need to code-switch to succeed in some settings.

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Meh. Good - but not really crucial

Revisado: 01-21-20

I love Kim Stone - I LOVE her. This was, however, kinda meh. I had hoped to get some more back story about her, but there's actually more of that in the rest of the series.

It's fine. It's not fantastic.

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Somewhat dated - but interesting

Revisado: 01-19-20

Though I can't really say that I have more persuasion skills now than I had before I read this, it was an interesting read (listen).

I also think this is a little more geared toward sales/marketing than just every day life or normal work life.

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Generally Good.... except

Revisado: 12-21-19

It would be lovely to live in a world where there wasn't actual danger in assuming that other people are harboring only the very best of intentions. Unfortunately, we do not live in that world. Especially as women, assuming that people are good and honorable and trustworthy is a really poor idea, depending on the circumstances.
This is a "nice" book - it would be great if just genuinely being this nice and positive and well-meaning could be as beneficial and SAFE as it seems to have been for Mr. Carnegie. I will certainly use these techniques in situations where there's no observable reason NOT to, but they're simply not applicable across the board. Also, I have concerns about how this could easily make women look like doormats and also incredibly naive.
There are some great things to note about this version (I want to go back and read the original now), especially the points about how anything you say on the internet can live forever, and in this way, we need to be more intentional and careful with our words than previous generations.
So go ahead and read this - and then apply judiciously. Especially if you're a woman.

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Okay, but now what?

Revisado: 12-06-19

This was fascinating, and I will no doubt be thinking and talking about this for weeks - but now what?

Now that we know that we aren't good lie detectors, that we misinterpret intent and meaning, and we're terrible guessers about intention and honesty... now what?

I hope there's some sort of sequel or companion that has more insight into the "Okay, now what?"

Fascinating. Seriously - so much interesting information.

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