ERICA L. TALLEY

Big ol dose of evidence based science for sceptics

Revisado: 10-18-16

What did you love best about The Brain That Changes Itself?

It's hard not to rank this book as amazing when you consider what is being claimed here: A brain that changes itself! If i told you there is a near fully functioning adult with only half a brain you would not believe a word I'm saying, until you look her up yourself.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

With special needs children and regular old crazies in my family, and the world, I've always been intrigued by just how the brain functions. So this is a book that I just can't stop listening to. The data has to be taken in small doses so i feel like I've in class every time I listen. But it's one of those classes that leaves your enamored by the professor, amazes by the information and challenged by the implications.

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A classic that must be revisted

Revisado: 10-18-16

Would you consider the audio edition of The Alchemist to be better than the print version?

I read this in paperback simultaneously with the audible and I still feel as though I wasn't quite prepared for the message. The Alchemist is one of those books that will be waiting for you to arrive at a place where it meets you with the very thing you didn't even know you needed.

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A bit juvenile but worth the time

Revisado: 10-18-16

Would you try another book from Edward Kelsey Moore and Edward Kelsey Moore and/or Adenrele Ojo and Pamella D'Pella ?

Just like my confusion with the authors names, the characters left me confused. At times I had to go back to understand who was speaking and remind myself who the character was.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved that Odette was a full woman with a full life and character.

Could you see The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I would actually love to see this as a movie or miniseries. Odette would be Jennifer Hudson
Clarice would be Jurnee Smolette
And Barbara Jean would be Yaya DaCosta

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Bold and Unapologetic

Revisado: 10-18-16

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Again and again. Chimamanda has no reservations about living your life and loving it an it comes across in this story.

What about Adjoa Andoh’s performance did you like?

Adoja perfectly captures the vocal tone and dialogue of every culture represented here.

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Bold and Unapologetic

Revisado: 10-18-16

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Again and again. Chimamanda has no reservations about living your life and loving it an it comes across in this story.

What about Adjoa Andoh’s performance did you like?

Adoja perfectly captures the vocal tone and dialogue of every culture represented here.

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She could read the phone book and I'd listen

Revisado: 10-18-16

What made the experience of listening to Beloved the most enjoyable?

There are many reviews of Morrison's performance that are not quite as enthusiastic as my own. I get it, she's mostly monotone (and oh what a beautiful tone) and only slightly shifts from one character to the next. But this is very much (in my opinion) a matter of familial familiarity. If you have no trouble imagining Morrison as your most comfy auntie or "come and give me some suga" grandma, then hearing her baritone will feel and nearly smell, just like Madea. Otherwise, you feel like you're at the kiddie table, in the corner yelling "what did she say?, I don't get it"

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Bold and balanced look at judicial failures

Revisado: 10-18-16

If you could sum up Unfair in three words, what would they be?

White Mans World

What about Joe Barrett’s performance did you like?

Barrett's narration perfectly encapsulated the mood and tone of the book.

If you could give Unfair a new subtitle, what would it be?

:With Liberty and Justice For Some

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The book set me on fire!

Revisado: 10-18-16

Would you consider the audio edition of The Warmth of Other Suns to be better than the print version?

This is one of those books that is good no matter how you experience it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Warmth of Other Suns?

Hearing the stories of celebrated African Americans like Jesse Owens and understanding what it took for him to overcome, was one of many awe inspiring elements of this story.

Have you listened to any of Robin Miles and Ken Burns (introduction) ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This is a collection of stories that will never fade from your conscious. The fullness of the data and the wholeness of the characters, make this one of those books that will be referenced now and forever.

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This is one gift I can't bring myself to regift.

Revisado: 10-18-16

What disappointed you about The Gifts of Imperfection?

There were so many visible elements of disconnect. As a woman and mother, I expected to be able to connect with Brown and gain from her narrative. Instead, I was left feeling like she was still searching for answers to questions she's attempting to answer here.

Has The Gifts of Imperfection turned you off from other books in this genre?

No but I very well could be turned off from other books by the author.

Would you be willing to try another one of Lauren Fortgang’s performances?

At some point I determined that it could potentially be the narrator's holier-than-though tone that was turning me off from this read.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I'm struggling with the notion that her story could be so far from my reality that neither of us could be of benefit to the other.

Any additional comments?

I read this book as part of a book discussion at my job. Maybe that was the fatal flaw.

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I can't get enough of Professor Drout!

Revisado: 10-18-16

What made the experience of listening to Modern Scholar: How to Think the most enjoyable?

There is something so satisfying about how Drout teaches you while teaching you. He takes the information he's sharing, throws in historical representations os the data and then rounds it out with full explanations of every bit of information he shares (even adding defining comments at the ends seemingly random rabbit holes and tangents). I'm always as amazed as I am enlightened.

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