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Nothing but respect for Cassandra

Revisado: 06-26-24

Wow! What a memoir. I've always enjoyed Elvira but I never knew much about the life of Ms. Peterson. I had no idea of all the traumas and closed calls she survived, and a lot of it hit close to home for me. It made me respect her more as a strong woman to overcome all she'd been through and all the obstacles in her way. Her writing is at times funny, at times poignant, and always gripping. Her narration is perfect too and it was enjoyable to listen to all the way through. I'm grateful for her work and appreciative that she touched on experiences that were so vulnerable and difficult to talk about I'm sure. As for trigger warnings please be advised there are isolated chapters where she candidly discusses sexual assault and misogyny as well as injury to an animal (a pigeon). But the whole book is well worth a listen, I cannot recommend it enough!

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Incredible history

Revisado: 03-25-19

Fantastically researched and presented. So much historical and economic history I had no idea about. Not only gives perspective into historical queer lives, but gives economic and political perspective on how all of society changed and how New York as a whole changed through the decades. A good effort to touch on queer PoC history as well despite all of society's efforts to erase the evidence. I just finished this book and am eager to listen again right away. Please give this a listen. It has enriched my historical understanding so so much!

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Awesome outline of electronic history

Revisado: 09-28-17

I love this book. The content is excellent, offering a very clean and easy to follow timeline of the development of computers both from a technological perspective and an economic one, without getting dry or boring at all. The narrator is easy to listen to and really lets you focus on the story without any distraction. I enjoy the history of computers as a subject and out of the books I've read and listened to this is my favorite one in both regards.

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Strangely entrancing

Revisado: 02-19-13

Walter Dixon's narration is probably my favorite narration I've listened to so far. His voice is very warm and friendly, and he speaks as if he's telling a story, rather than lecturing you. The book is actually surprisingly accessible even to people who might not be geology or chemistry fans, and it goes just deep enough into the subjects to satisfy those who might be interested, without being too awfully dry. I was fascinated by a lot of the content and I feel like I've learned a lot! Due to the dense nature of the material, I sometimes need to go over some chapters multiple times, but it's never a bad experience because the narration is so smooth. Definitely recommend this one!

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