Jane/Neal

A remarkable book

Revisado: 10-14-24

Testimonies from dozens of people as they recall that unforgettable day that reshaped the world. Not just factual history, but personal and emotional history. I can’t recommend this book too highly.

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Scattered, repetitive, a bit boring

Revisado: 01-31-24

Perhaps because I'm not a huge fan of westerns, but this book was a disappointment. I bought it because I have thoroughly enjoyed every other book I've read by Winston Groom--and because I live in Texas--but this book dragged on and on. Many of the characters I expected to play a larger part in the story, don't. They just seem to drop by the wayside after a bit, figuratively and often literally (and gruesomely). Most of the characters are only thinly developed, even those given an interesting introduction. Maybe there were just too many characters. But after introducing the Colonel and Arthur at the beginning & developing their stories a bit, this book goes all over the place. It was confusing in geography and history and bounced from scene to scene & person to person so much it was hard to care about any one person or event. Scattered, is how I would sum up the book as a whole.

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Mixed feelings about this book

Revisado: 01-15-24

The book is well written. I enjoyed the personal stories, but I feel the writer is too hard on and too dismissive of psychiatrists and psychiatry. Medication doesn’t help everyone, but it helps many. I’m concerned people struggling with depression or anxiety or mental illness may be persuaded by this book to try to go without appropriately prescribed medication on the basis of the 2 or 3 success stories herein.

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Ponderous

Revisado: 08-11-23

Way too long and convoluted. Misery and heartache across three generations. I only kept going because I felt I had too many hours invested to stop. I know I’m in the minority here, but this book was an exercise in tedium and eye rolling at romanticism of expression and contrived plot(s)—when anything was happening at all.

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Highly recommend

Revisado: 06-21-23

I highly recommend this book for anyone who has a loved one struggling with any form of dementia but especially Alzheimer’s. Read it to know you not alone in your grief, frustration and even anger. Dr. Juahar comes at the disease both from the perspective of a medical professional and from the perspective of a son. The relationships among the three Juahar siblings provide insight into how a family as a whole is affected by this disease and how equally loving & caring family members can differ in identifying the best way forward. I rarely stop to write a review, but this book deserves it.

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WONDERFUL!

Revisado: 01-30-23

A glorious, adventurous romp through the fabled Old West in search of dinosaur bones, the finding of which is only the beginning of the drama.

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Boring & Silly

Revisado: 04-22-20

I rarely write reviews, but I hope to maybe be able to save someone from this long, dull listen. I didn't enjoy The Dead Key either, and I know I'm in the minority regarding both. But with so many well-written and truly suspenseful books out there, I'm sorry I wasted my time listening to this.

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It seemed to go on forever...

Revisado: 03-08-19

...and I don't mean that in a good way. Usually I enjoy Tana French's style of writing, but I felt my life being squeezed out of me by a crushing load of similes and metaphors in this lengthy, meandering book that's in need of some tightening up by a good editor. I gave Performance 2 stars because of the good work of Stephen Hogan, although even after almost 20 hours I still had trouble telling the girls apart from the narration. Lara Hutchison was simply over-the-top and incredibly irritating to listen to. Part of that could be the seemingly endless repetitions of supposed teen-aged slang and phrases and text shorthand spoken out loud. The mystical parts were never explained and didn't seem to add anything at all. I don't understand why they were included. All in all, my least favorite Tana French book & one I would not recommend to anyone.

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I THINK IM IN LOVE WITH JOSEPH LISTER

Revisado: 07-17-18

Absolutely marvelous. Fascinating juxtaposition of scientific genius interwoven with the personal life of one of surgical medicine’s greatest men. Meticulously researched, entertainingly presented—DEFINITELY FIVE STARS ACROSS THE BOARD.

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Just awful

Revisado: 05-17-18

Tedious diatribe on everything the author finds offensive in the American economic system—and, believe me, there is plenty. No one to root for in this mess of nihilism. Skip this one. I wish I had.

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