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Outstanding!

Revisado: 02-07-23

I thought I knew about Ida B. Wells through school growing up in the 1970s and 80s, but this book written the lady herself, gave me chills which then turned to enormous pride. The fact that women like Mrs. Wells-Barnett walked among us in boldness makes me so proud and grateful. This book was beautifully narrated.

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Excellent read

Revisado: 02-21-21

I intended to read this book decades ago, but never go around to it. I thoroughly enjoy speaking with and reading people who are fiercely independent-minded. As I understand it, Arendt received quite a bit of pushback from those who thought she should have written about Eichmann and the trial in a more aggressive manner - as opposed to the balanced that she gave to both. Eichmann was no sympathetic figure in any sense, but the Moral courage Arendt showed in playing it straight down the middle was refreshing. I wish we had more writers like her as opposed to the current crop of ideological group-thinkers pretending to be neutral or objective from their echo chambers.

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Not what I expected

Revisado: 02-20-21

I expected to hear a story of triumph over tragedy and, at least half hearted condemnation or critical reflection on the folly of a system of cruelty and oppression. What I got was a lukewarm, tacit, and opaque glance at the so called cultural revolution. It felt like a literary Stockholm Syndrome. I feel the author rationalized the irrational. However, it is interesting that people from across the globe want to come to the US, while many who are born & raised here are brainwashed to feel antipathy towards it.

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More relevant today than ever.

Revisado: 02-18-21

Excellent book. Mr. Woodson’s words are more relevant and prophetic today than they were when it was written. Interestingly, the same dynamics that worked against Black Americans in the 1930s are still in place and just as strong as ever. My complements also to the Narrator for taking on such a monumental task with enthusiasm and passion.

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Excellent, as usual.

Revisado: 01-04-21

Strathern’s concise summaries of historical figures are always enjoyable; and couldn’t ask for a better narrator than Whitfield. A great pairing for presenting these figures.

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Absolute Gold

Revisado: 12-31-20

Mr. Strathern’s 90 Minutes series is an absolute gem for anyone remotely interested in Philosophy. A novel’s worth of knowledge condensed into these 90-minute masterpieces. The narrator, Mr. Whitfield, is a joy to listen to while driving or in transit.

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