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So boring

Revisado: 02-22-25

This book was flat and boring. The characters were contrived and one dimensional. There are almost 300 chapters so it is impossible to get into a rhythm with listening. Could not come close to finishing.

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Such a needed book!

Revisado: 04-07-24

Elissa Bassist does such an amazing job of calling BS (autocorrect won't let me type the real word) on the patriarchy we call our current culture. With sometimes painful, sometimes hilarious, and always self-revealing stories, backed up with loads of research, Bassist summarizes the price women pay for being women and the clearest way to self empowerment: through using our voices. Fantastic narration too.

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Beautiful linked stories of complex characters

Revisado: 06-03-23 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Addio, Love Monster very much deserves the award it received as the Best New Independent Press Fiction for 2022 from Chicago Writers Association. Christina Marrocco's nuanced reading of this book adds even more enjoyment to the experience. Although these stories take place in the fictional town of Mulberry Park, the specificity of the references to the town outside of Chicago in the mid-twentieth century evokes the feeling of being transported to another time and place.

These linked stories invite the listener into the intimate lives of the characters, into their hopes and heartbreaks. The author so carefully and imaginatively renders every precise detail of their lives, from their bouffant hairstyles and rolled-up shirtsleeves to their struggles with the complexity of relationships and the troubles of changing times, the reader can't help but root for each one of them.

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beautiful book!

Revisado: 09-05-21

Beautifully written story interweaving so many profound aspects of the author's life with toxic cultural norms. Funny, poignant and profound.

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Excellent stories, masterfully woven

Revisado: 02-21-21

Great, suspenful book which interweaves historical and fictional stories in a way that offers wisdom about the past, present, and future.

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Well done memoir

Revisado: 12-11-20

Very brave and insightful work by a very strong and complex woman with a complicated past.

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interesting story and good structure

Revisado: 06-23-20

this was a good mystery with interesting weaving of pov. the characters were somewhat predictable and parts of the plot were cliche but overall a fun read.

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very interesting piece

Revisado: 07-21-19

this one woman narrative so was very entertaining and interesting, gave a lot of food for thought about people and marriage.

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Good material not shaped into an effective story

Revisado: 01-21-19

This author had great subject matter but this was not well-edited at all. The compelling story of the sisters becomes a rambling abstraction on the author's own view of... everything. With solid editing, this could have been a much better book.

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fantastic book and narration!

Revisado: 01-17-19

love this book! It's a very interesting story of many generations and times, it really kept my interest. The narration was fantastic! The narrator did such a great job with so many different voices, they were very distinct but never over the top.

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