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Unique addition to other books in Golda Meir

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-18-24

Lipstadt’s analyses of the historical, cultural, religious and social influences on Meir provide unique perspectives on Golda the person and politician.

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Personal, honest and real

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Revisado: 09-11-23

I particularly enjoyed the early chapters about Peter’s life growing up and the last chapter about his living with myositis.

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Wow

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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-21-23

This is a powerful story of war, Holocaust, love, survival, resistance and family. Setting is China, a locale not typically included in Holocaust or WWII literature. Weina Dai Randel is a superb storyteller who brings her characters to life. Cultural and religious depictions are accurate and authentic unlike so many authors. Narration is outstanding, with distinct voices for the different characters. I understand that Weina’s fourth novel is just as outstanding. It is second on my reading list.

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Fantastic!

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Revisado: 02-28-23

I loved this book. This is an entertaining story, told with humor, insights and historical significance. The retro look at women scientists reminds us of how far we’ve come and how far we have to go.

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Cute story, great performance

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Revisado: 02-28-23

I enjoyed listening to this sweet story. It had nuanced characters and some surprising turns of events. It’s not intellectually demanding and that’s ok when you want a pleasant story in an audiobook.

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Barbara Kingsolver at her best

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Revisado: 02-23-23

Everything about this book is 5+ stars: story, performance, social and historical significance. Although fiction, it’s more informative about and illustrative of the opioid and drug abuse epidemic than an impersonal non-fiction could be.

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Important memoir about disabling disease

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Revisado: 02-08-23

Jon McVey lives with sporadic (adult-onset) inclusion body myositis (IBM), a progressive and disabling muscle disease. In spite of many research studies designed to treat IBM, none have shown efficacy or effectiveness. Therefore, patients and their families have to learn to adapt to and live with IBM. It’s not an easy journey. McVey memorializes his, his wife’s and children’s journey with humor, historical references and lessons for city planners, the medical community, patients and families.

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The best Joseph Bridgman yet! That’s saying something

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Revisado: 09-05-22

I have enjoyed each of the three Joseph Bridgman stories but this third one exceeds the others in creative details, fantastical images and interwoven story lines. I didn’t think that Nick Jones could improve on the first two, yet he has. The narrator is the same for all three books and does a wonderful job differentiating each character with a unique and recognizable voice and personality. He brings the stories to life.
I’m so glad to see that a fourth book is due to be published soon. By the way, I never was a sci fi fan, but I am hooked on the Joseph Bridgman stories.

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Historical fiction at its best

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Revisado: 06-14-22

Herman Wouk’s classical novel, based on historical records, tells of the modern state of Israel’s early days pre-1948 through the Six Day War with a good measure of fictionalized heroes, romances, and political shenanigans. It’s well worth listening for 27+ hours for anyone interested in the modern Middle East.
As for Mark Ashby’s performance, I gave him 5 stars. Although I might have agreed with some of previous reviewers’ criticism when I first started listening, I eventually realized that he did a credible job portraying multiple characters, male and female, who spoke with multiple accents and in different languages. As actor-narrator, Ashby did a remarkable job differentiating each character with a unique accent and maintained each character’s unique voice throughout the 27+ hours. During story narration, when he was not portraying any character, he maintained the same tone and pitch enabling the listener to know this is the story, not a character speaking. Yes, there are errors in the Hebrew language which I know fairly well: eg, hamoud vs hamouda, mutek vs mutekah, dod vs doda. Since Wouk knew Hebrew, I can only assume the responsibility for errors rests with Audible. (BTW, Audible please be cautious about accents. Another book in my “read” list had a Greek character who spoke English with a Latino Spanish accent. Really? I am fluent in Spanish.) So, kol hakavod Mark!
I loved this book and bought The Glory for my next marathon listen! (Mark, I hope you do as well with this one.)

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