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Again I am in love with Russians

Revisado: 01-31-25

Loved every aspect of this. Wish there were more people like the Count and his two young friends.

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Strangely Charming

Revisado: 11-28-24

The hundred year old is an understated gentleman who gets a notion to make a break from his nursing home and has some very unusual adventures in his nonplussed way. I found it highly amusing. For me it’s not a laugh out loud humor even though events are outrageous. That made me like it all the more. It’s just my kind of quirky. The narration was good but I reserve all 5 star reviews for very, very few books. I loved this.

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Story that needed telling

Revisado: 07-17-24

Excellent novel about the Vietnam war experience, particularly the female Army nurses. The main character has many terribly difficult experiences with her family, In Vietnam, and upon returning to the U.S.

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And I thought I was sensitive to neurodiversity!

Revisado: 06-10-24

This was extremely helpful in numerous ways. I highly recommend it. Plus it’s short. Just listen. If you resist or feel guilty or defensive, get curious! Why are you reacting that way? Most of us are definitely not in a society or culture that thinks this way so it takes some honesty, humility, awareness and a desire to socially evolve to let these ideas sink in.

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Sarcastic Title

Revisado: 04-23-24

Felt unfinished. Story about a man reading a diary of a cruel utterly self serving person who is quite aware of what he is. The diarist vacillates between being prideful of his manipulations and noting that he has wasted his life. He does daring things in part because he doesn’t value his life. Part of it feeling unfinished is that we never return to the reader of the diary. It’s still a well written and rather captivating book… haunting.

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Entertaining

Revisado: 09-19-23

Loose historic/romantic fiction. Quick read, page turner. Some character development. Not my favorite genre. If it’s your favorite genre, you will probably like it.

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A painful time in history

Revisado: 09-09-23

A tough time to read about. Shallow people and thus largely a tragedy now. The women are especially of their awful times realizing that men are socialized to be brutes but completely submitting, enabling and excusing them. I felt worried for all of their futures. There’s an uncle who seems to be using his charm to groom the main character for his continued sexual exploits. It’s subtle and could be overlooked. I will read some scholarly reviews and learn more about Eudora Welty.

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Genuine Everyperson invites Awakening

Revisado: 06-23-23

Felt like a talk with a wise best friend. Very few people in manage never having the tendency toward some type of addiction. This book combines the wisdom of AAs 12 steps with the wisdom of the dharma beautifully and accessibly. It is great that this book is in the world! Inspiring! Thank you Kevin for walking the walk and talking the talk ❤️

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Wonderful to watch her on YouTube

Revisado: 03-19-23

There is a lot of footage on YouTube for free of Pema, Might want to watch there. She resonates with me and many others and comes across as so personable. I’m so grateful for her and all she’s taught me.

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Great material, mediocre writing

Revisado: 03-19-23

Too bad this book wasn’t written by a better writer. Extremely hard to understand why it wasn’t at least edited better. So many platitudes and overused words. It helped to play it very fast because the stories and the extra details in the well known ones were quite interesting.

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