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Against the Currant
- De: Olivia Matthews
- Narrado por: Janina Edwards
- Duración: 7 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, New York: Lyndsay Murray is opening Spice Isle Bakery with her family, and it’s everything she’s ever wanted. The only thing getting a rise out of Lyndsay is Claudio Fabrizi, a disgruntled fellow bakery owner who does not want any competition. On opening day, he comes into the bakery threatening to shut them down. Fed up, Lyndsay takes him to task in front of what seems to be the whole neighborhood. So when Claudio turns up dead a day later—murdered—Lyndsay is unfortunately the prime suspect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great
- De graphicgrapes en 02-13-23
- Against the Currant
- De: Olivia Matthews
- Narrado por: Janina Edwards
Deeply disappointing
Revisado: 09-12-24
I wanted to like this book. It's written as though the author is a total outsider to Caribbean culture. Full of stereotypes and banal references to the Caribbean.
With regard to details, no DJ would play Billy Ocean in the same set with Machel Montano at a "soca club". It's as though the author did a quick Google search for Caribbean music but has no understanding of what real West Indians listen to today.
The author doesn't even know basic facts like what we call ourselves. Outsiders refer to us as Caribbeans but to us it sounds ridiculous. Caribbean is an adjective, we say West Indians or Caribbean people.
The writing is also tedious and the accents are not consistently accurate. Often the emphasis is in the wrong place. Even Machel Montano's name is mispronounced. That could have easily been corrected because he is famous enough that the voice actor could have just listened to how local interviewers say his name.
Overall sloppy work.
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Hip Hop and Philosophy
- De: Brandon Hogan, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Brandon Hogan
- Duración: 2 h y 20 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
From its inception, hip-hop has challenged ideas about morality, religion, and truth. Genuinely, it’s a philosophical genre. Both philosophers and hip-hop artists think about God, death, and justice, among other things. But rarely do members of these two groups talk to one another about these issues. This is a shame, given that both hip-hop and philosophy have a rich history in deep thinking and have produced exemplary thinkers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good stuff
- De DogNose1 en 08-29-23
- Hip Hop and Philosophy
- De: Brandon Hogan, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Brandon Hogan
Brilliant Analysis
Revisado: 01-08-24
Beautifully presented, impactful. Should be required reading on every college campus. I wish I had understood this when I first moved to America.
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