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Loved this book

Revisado: 07-26-18

Performances were amazing, the diction & voice acting made the story even richer. A couple of times the change in voice pitch (during an intense conversation) was too sharp for my ears. Only time I noticed anything I didn't like. The story and imagery--just beautiful. I look forward to reading--or listening--to more books by this author.

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Enjoyed it so much I'm going to listen to it again

Revisado: 03-10-18

I am indebted to Morgan Jerkins for writing this book and literally giving her voice to it in this audiobook. She tied together some abstract concepts with practical stories and examples very personal parts of her life. and at the same time she revealed a lot to me, a liberal white woman, about how I can work personally and in my community 2 Fight Against Racism and patriarchy. so-- please listen to this beautiful and brilliant story.

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Read the book

Revisado: 02-05-18

Or listen to this excellent audiobook. As a white, recovering settler colonist I really appreciate the education about Los Angeles water, the Owens River valley and the Paiute people's struggle for land and water rights. I live in Tongva land. Los Angeles, CA.

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The best ever!

Revisado: 02-02-18

I loved the stories and Ms. Haddish's performance. So funny and deep too. Do yourself a favor and buy the book.

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Amazing book read by the author Angela Davis

Revisado: 01-11-18

Where have I been?? This book is amazing; I really like the way it is broken up into lecture format, so that different contexts reinforce the message and the examples Davis employs. You can listen to one chapter at a time, out of order, or listen to it in order and it's coherent either way. Great cyclical method of explaining concepts and examples with repeated examples in the different chapters that for me majes it easier to learn while not being redundant in a negative way. Excellent theoretical overview of intersectional feminism, prison abolition movement, anti colonialism, Indigenous rights, free Palestine movement, anti capitalism, ant-semitism, LGBTQI rights, freedom movement, Black Lives Matter, and the anti-racism movement connected with practical guidance and personal experience. Easy to listen to. A pleasure to listen to. Wish I had read this when it came out in 2016. Particularly for me as a white working class woman, I learned a lot and got some healing while I listened which will make me a stronger ally. I highly recommend this book. Thank you, Angela Davis. Now to find another book of hers to listen to!

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must listen!

Revisado: 01-07-18

I've listened twice already to this brilliant story by Toni Morrison. The characters are amazing and the issues at hand are powerful and thought provoking.

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Exacting, thorough, interesting

Revisado: 01-03-18

It took me a while to get into it because of the dates and names, but then I realized how well researched and blissfully thorough the book is. Which is what the best of science is to me. As a white woman in the US, I appreciate this book because I have rarely gotten a real solid answer on whiteness in the US, and IMO we all need to know where we come from--conceptually and spiritually if not literally. Nell Irvin Painter sheds light on this.

As a middle class/working class disabled white woman from a working class family, I value Painter's insight on class and the construction of racial whiteness and how that leads to pressure on each of us to live a certain role. The details and history are jaw dropping. The current day play of this legacy is *facepalm* really obvious after listening and inexcusable.

I have to honor the horrors that have been and are still done by your everyday, pleasant seeming white person to people of color and even poor (for example, homeless) white people in the interest of maintaining a certain standard of middle class whiteness. It's hard for me to hear, although this is not a new idea to me. But it's better to hear it and deal with it and stop doing that bs. The subtle humor of the author comes into view at various times of the read, and it's refreshing when the weight of the facts and sheer illogic of racism and classism can really weigh you down.

One thing I wish Painter would dealve into more: the othering of Indigenous Americans and how the process of colonialism and our current settler society (meaning the land we live on is, literally, stolen from the recent ancestors of our American Indian neighbors) ties into the house of cards of whiteness and settler identity.

I recommend this book. Thank you Nell Irvin Painter.

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Love this book more than I can say

Revisado: 12-14-17

great audiobook, I love the author's narration as usual. Quality was good. story is amazing, part sci-fi, fantasy, social commentary. I recommend.

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Amazing Novel, Gripping and Funny

Revisado: 12-30-16

I love the author's own narration, the story, the prose, and the heart of this novel. Louise Erdrich is one of my favorite novelists/ writers--other faves of mine include Toni Morrison, John Steinbeck, Haruki Murakami, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Sherman Alexie, and Leslie Marmon Silko.

I don't understand why other reviewers said they don't like the narration--perhaps I appreciate what feels like the most appropriate reading for a given narrative, rather than a reading that conforms to an audio book style that feels wooden.

I was happy with the book, and sad that it had to end. It's rare I think to find such literary excellence, depth, humor, and rich history in a story that is also contemporary and relevant. Thanks Ms. Erdrich for LaRose!

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Excellent story and telling

Revisado: 08-22-15

I enjoyed this mystery. The story is deep, there are some great characters and twists I did not expect. I love Gary Farmer's narration--he's the reason I decided to buy the audio book. Other reviewers mention asides that threw them off, but I like them and feel they add to the richness of the material. Except for a couple of scenes where my attention faltered, I was riveted. The pace of the story--or at least the poem-like prose and rhythm--is very effective and lovely. It reminds me of other books or stories I've read, particularly by other Native writers. I recommend this audio book.

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