Erin and Michael

Just “OK”

Revisado: 11-19-23

I wanted to listen to both Will and Jada’s stories because my husband and I have lived surprisingly parallel lives in different ways so the ability to hear (both Will and) Jada’s stories allowed me validation and fascination of subject matter we have also encountered from unique points of view.

I felt an unusual amount of time was spent giving advice, asking questions for others to do self reflection. I think her intent was innocent, but I found myself wondering if she is truly answering these questions for herself or simply wanting to be seen as a guru? “Pseudo-guru” was already written in my notes before she stated the term herself within the reading. I hate seeing celebrities do this. If I want advice on psychological or social Justice issues, I turn to academics and experts, not celebrities.

The story, at least the first 2/3, lacked the feeling of authenticity. Instead, it felt like she was acting throughout the read, attempting to give a particular view instead of authenticity.

For me, there was too much name dropping. From actors to brand names, to diamond sizes to other famous people, there seemed no purpose to all the name dropping other than a not-so-subliminal “look at me”. I cannot help but wonder what the reason for this was as it did not add to her story.

I am only three years older than she (and only a few months older than Will) but her story sounded like a struggle for maturity until very close to 50. I found myself in disbelief of different actions/feelings she described doing/feeling as an adult, which seemed to be operating from base instincts instead of a more evolved place. I have to give her kudos for sharing as she did, because it did not make her look good.

It did feel like it diminished Will’s role as father, and giving herself all the credit for raising their kids. True? Not true? We may never know.

It was interesting having already listened to Will’s book, the two distinctly different views on some of the same situations. Someone isn’t telling the story accurately. One wonders who.

I come away thinking a bit less of Jada and sadly disappointed. Hopefully it was just how things were worded and my impression is incorrect.

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Balanced, well written and fascinating.

Revisado: 02-26-23

A deep dive into the mechanistic workings behind social media, how the algorithms work, and who benefits from them. This book should be required reading in high schools.

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Great and mediocre at the same time

Revisado: 02-04-23

A very interesting book, but I felt it delved into personal opinion a bit too many times. Some chapters were very interesting, others were hard to listen to because the factual backing was not mentioned. Overall, an average read.

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Funny the outrage honesty can bring

Revisado: 01-26-23

This book is causing such upheaval in the press, all because Harry was honest and shared his story as he lived it. After reading this, it is apparent to me that Harry did the work to find his authentic self, aside from what the royal family dictated he should be, and they are not happy that they cannot control him. Sad, mostly for those left within the confines of the royal family, but so happy for Harry and Meghan that they could break away and find a way to live a healthy life, outside of royalty. Interesting book.

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Food for thought

Revisado: 01-04-23

A lot of food for thought in here. The story repeats a couple things, but overall is quite good.

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A lot local history, not a lot about the Benders

Revisado: 12-31-22

I was hoping this story would focus more on the Benders- possibly dive in their history before their crimes and more about what happened to them, but whether by lack of research or lack of its existence, it just isn’t there. A bit disappointing.

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The ending..

Revisado: 12-24-22

I feel like the author took the easy way out with the ending. So many things left unsaid!

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Got half way done, couldn’t listen anymore

Revisado: 10-10-22

The story did not hook me. I kept listening hoping it would become more believable or interesting. Nothing. I stopped listening five hours in.

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Not all narrators are equal.

Revisado: 06-26-22

Great book. I have read many books on this subject and the multiple stories within this make for a great dive into many aspects, sometimes repeating information from the individual authors books. I listened to the book, and all narrators are not equal. There are a few repeats.

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Maybe have someone else read

Revisado: 06-15-22

Good audio book, but I don’t think the author should have read it. His voice was monotone and was enough to distract me from the story.

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