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Inspirational and Interesting

Revisado: 04-07-23

Did not expect it to be such a ‘page-turner’ but it was riveting and I binge listened.

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Gory but no story.

Revisado: 09-02-18

There’s a line between true crime and a a pulpy pump of adrenaline. This collection pretends to probe into the psychology and detective work involved in the murders, but falls way short. Chapters are short and mostly center on the gory details of each murder without asking or answering any substantive questions. An hour in, I felt more creeped out at myself for listening than I did about any of the crimes I wanna as told about. Deleted and moved on.

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Hope and enlightenment!

Revisado: 06-18-18

Great story well told. Should be required reading! (As per other reviews Narration didn’t bother me)

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Wonderfully imagined, disturbingly close to home...

Revisado: 12-03-17

An imaginative telling of hypothetical historic events that cut so close to the vulnerability of our country, past and present.

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Should be required reading.

Revisado: 08-27-17

The tone can be snarky at time, but I appreciate the dark humor. Really, this be required reading (especially for parents). Three lessons: elect thoughtful leaders, care for others (especially those that are ill and vulnerable), get your fricken kid vaccinated already (or kindly remove yourselves from society). My simplistic summery doesn't do this well researched and resonating history justice. Worth listening to for sure!

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Airy monotony - not for me...

Revisado: 02-08-17

Couldn't finish this audiobook. I've heard it's a good read, but the soft tone of the narrator just didn't work for me.

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A droning list of commands - maybe a better book to read?

Revisado: 01-09-17

Maybe something was lost in translation from English or to voice, but this seemed like an endless list of orders (including some fairly extreme health and beauty commandments) with the occasional quote interspersed.

That said, there were insightful and inspirational words here and there. But the bulk of it seems almost comedically didactic. I listened while on a cleaning binge and tried to take most of it with a grain of salt, but I suspect this is a book best approached visually, not audibly...

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Usually like Bryson's narration, but not for this...

Revisado: 12-02-16

Bryson comes off detached and a little Peter Lorresque. That said, the content is thorough, well told and frighteningly relevant to the current cultural climate of America.

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Vulnerable?

Revisado: 10-26-16

Some funny anecdotes, motivational speeches and interesting points, but ultimately, I don't think that it made a very strong case for vulnerability. Dr. Brown is clearly a strong, accomplished woman and the vulnerabilities that she shared struck me as only surface deep compared to what many women have to face in their personal and professional lives. I would have appreciated detailed examples of other people and their struggles with vulnerability.

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Wow. Outstanding.

Revisado: 03-10-16

Despite the somewhat monotonous narration (the author reads this herself), the story is gripping and I found myself unable to press pause. Bravo to Ruth Wariner for sharing her personal story of hardship so generously, she will certainly continue to inspire!

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