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A Hidden Figure

Revisado: 03-07-25

Most enjoyable aspect… I know my World War II history and I barely knew his name. Wow. A very educational book.

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Insightful, educational, hard to listen to

Revisado: 02-19-25

Overall, glad to have listened to this book as I learned a lot more about Douglass, his life, more depth about incidents and the time period.
However, THE . . . BREATHLESS . . . NARRATION . . . STYLE made it a very tedious listen . . . like listening to William Shatner reading a Wikipedia page.
I don't think I've ever NEGATIVELY noticed a narrator before, but I will not be listening to any more books by Mr. Onayemi, it's nothing personal, but man it was hard to get through.

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Interesting Topic, tedious execution

Revisado: 07-31-24

Really tried to like the book… But by the end, I was just finishing it to finish it. I’d long since lost interest in the narrative.

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Didn’t ruin it… But it’s not Bll Bryson

Revisado: 08-04-23

I wouldn’t go so far as of the reviewers to say that the reader ruined the book… But certain authors (David Sedaris, David McCullough, Bill Bryson, etc.) should always read their own work. There’s subtle inflections, and the personality they bring to their own readings, improve or degrade the text by 50%.

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Tediously BREATHLESS Narration

Revisado: 05-25-23

I work in the field, and actually know several of the people mentioned in the book— I really wanted to like it— but I found the narrator, insufferable and her “breathless” narration of banal moments hard to take.
I also found the author’s “agenda” to be so heavy-handed, that it got in the way of the wonderful history.

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Should be required reading in U.S. High Schools

Revisado: 11-19-22

I expected a good read based on Rocket Men and wasn't disappointed. If anything, it was even better. Don't personally care for the narrator, but to each his own.
I just returned from Honolulu and was at Pearl Harbor 15 days ago, and had picked up the book because I like to read about places before I visit them. I was about halfway through before the trip and finished since returning.
Very informative, clearly well-researched, but not an easy read as (especially since I was just there) there are so many raw painful first-hand accounts. At a couple places, after listening for long stretches, I had to stop for awhile because I have a very capable imagination and the descriptions were heart-rending and tragic----yet I was also glad they were there----everyone on Earth should know that war IS hell, and it's not just a video game or voyeuristic online video for those who have lived through it. (And makes me very conscious of what is happening in the Ukraine right now, we still live in a world with such insanity.)

The book, besides being very thorough, I think also does a very nice job of putting the causes and world outcomes in an understandable and thought-provoking context.

A tough read at times to get through, but a very impressive and worthy book.

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Not aging well…

Revisado: 09-13-22

I like science fiction in general… But a lot of the so-called classics like this one are just not aging very well.

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Simon Winchester…period.

Revisado: 09-17-21

If you’ve read any of his other books than you know what to expect. I was just about to send an email to a friend who clued me in, that all of his books or as good as The Professor and the Madman. I think I have now listened to everything by Mr. Winchester that is available on Audible. Superb research, superb writing, superb storytelling. The only thing I’m bummed by, is the fact that now I need to wait for something new to come out.

I will say this was not at all the book I expected based on the cover and the title, but it was very enjoyable nonetheless.

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Well Written and Thought-Provoking

Revisado: 06-25-21

Most impressive to me was the way the other had a feel for the poetry and storytelling of the "facts". It was a bit formulaic by the end, but I do respect her ability as a scientist to envision and imagine the profound moments---the LAST Neanderthal looking at the sky, etc.

A worthy use of a credit!

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Enjoyable and Emotional casual read

Revisado: 06-25-21

Listened to this book over a couple days while doing household chores, etc. If you lived through it, you can't help thinking back to your own moments after the event.

I wouldn't say it was life-changing, but I would definitely recommend it as a good use for a credit. (despite a fairly short length.)

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