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A Manafesto

Revisado: 02-26-23

Worthwhile read. This is a very thoughtful and thought provoking story. There are many good ideas in the book for getting on the right track to deal with climate change. I hope people take some of them to heart. I am thankful that books like this are written. The book is also well written and entertaining at times.

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Now For Something Really Different

Revisado: 12-16-22

This book continues where the Passenger leaves off and for me provided elucidation of what I didn’t quite put together in the first of these two books. I wish I knew something about Plato and the history of mathematics. Some of this went over my head. But what I did get gave me a lot of room for thought and it was very interesting. I also loved hearing it read aloud.

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A Work of Art

Revisado: 11-08-22

A very deep and beautiful story. A story that could only be written by a mature soul who has lived life as an artist and spiritual seeker and an American . I loved this book. It was very meaningful to me on so many levels. As so many of his books are wonderful, this one was my favorite.

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Romantic Gothic Tale

Revisado: 10-21-22

The audible presentation was marvelous and having the author’s original piano composition s as part of it a great idea. The beauty of the writing is in the lyricism, poetry and philosophy which I really liked. The story for me was overly sentimental however, and went on for far too long. It was great to hear the audible version of this book which I had read years ago and forgotten almost completely. I liked the gothic aspects to the novel the best!

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Wonderful Story

Revisado: 10-07-22

A Song Everlasting is a unique story. I enjoyed this book so much. The main character was well drawn and I felt myself becoming very attached to him and rooting for him all the way to the end I’d the book. Even though it is a novel, I learned many things I never knew about China and later on in the book about cancer. The story moved fast and I could hardly stop listening!

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Objective and Well Researched

Revisado: 09-10-22

I decided to read this book after seeing the Hulu production of Under the Banner of Heaven. I was very pleased to find that the book is so much more detailed and deeper than anything someone can see on television.
The book was meticulously researched, well organized and very very informative. I learned a lot about the Mormon religion and it’s history. Highly recommended

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Another Wonderful Murakami

Revisado: 09-01-22

I liked the book, however, I think I might have enjoyed reading it more than listening to it. It seemed to drag on a bit. I liked the other Murakami books I have read more than this one. It definitely had sterling moments, places of real poetry.

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Sometimes Fascinating

Revisado: 07-13-22

This is an odd and interesting book. I expected that it would be more accessible and not quite so esoteric and arcane. I was able to greatly enjoy parts of the book, but I found that more than half of the stories were difficult to get into because they required education that I don’t have. Words that aren’t translated leave me out. The mispronunciation of Lesbos over and over again made me crazy too. There were some great imaginative concepts. It might be worth a re-listen but the voice of the narrator sounded so NPR which I didn’t like. I throw my hands up at this one!

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Captivating and sad

Revisado: 07-06-22

The Mars Room sucks you right in, Anytime and anywhere in the story anyone who tunes in is immediately gripped. Good writing, sympathetic characters that are easy to care about. The book was written with heart. An American story for sure.

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Well worth the time

Revisado: 03-02-22

It’s heartening that there are a few writers out there who actually have the talent to write excellent novels. This was definitely one of them. I liked the background information about the religious life of the Mennonites, as I am descended from a Pennsylvania group but practice a totally different religion. I also liked the reflections on vanity toward the end of the story. I thought about that for awhile. I like books where I get a different spiritual or life perspective. This was one if them. Also this is my generation, so I can relate to a story more in this time period.
As far as the narrator, he was good but at certain times he was off for my taste.
Overall, excellent read

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