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Amazing, extremely interesting and different

Revisado: 06-25-24

I absolutely loved this book! If a childhood in Africa interests you, read this beautifully written, deeply engrossing book!

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Brilliant storytelling

Revisado: 06-25-24

Very enjoyable book by Ms Fuller. If you liked Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, then definitely read this one!

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Spectacular!

Revisado: 06-25-24

I love Alexandra Fuller’s books, and surprisingly, this one is possibly my favorite. It’s so good. Strongly recommend.

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Profound and important

Revisado: 06-25-24

This book was hard to listen to because of the strength of the emotion and the arduousness of the journey. But it’s a brave and important work. I feared it, but am glad I read it. Truly a beautiful and profound work.

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Unrelenting darkness and horror

Revisado: 06-18-24

I enjoy Alexandra Fuller‘s books and have been listening to several of them. This one is not for me. War is hell, we are aware of that and this book strives to describe the full picture of war, how it ruins women and men, people and countries, and, how it changes them. It’s interesting, but it is consistently dark, negative, sad, and depressive. It is a worthwhile endeavor if one is studying war, but it’s more atrocity, tragedy, darkness, and desolation then I bargained for. Be forewarned, this book is quite different from her other books.

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Fascinating story of an exceptional woman in a very interesting time. Well worth the read!

Revisado: 03-23-24

This is an important work. I loved learning about CBL. I think the author was too hard on her, she was human, but she accomplished so much in her life. More than many presidents and generals.

The narration, I’m sorry to say, was awful. Like a child trying to make foreign words “fancy” and an errant pronunciation of so many English words.

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A Study In Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Revisado: 12-07-22

The takeaway is that Katie Couric doesn't really care much about anyone but Katie Couric. And, she gets hurt and frustrated when she feels that others don't also care the most about her. It's actually interesting as a study of narcissism and how that personality disorder is almost mandatory in order for one to get so far ahead. She is not a good friend or loyal confidant of anyone. When bad things happen to people in her life, she can only wonder why this is happening to HER. Her first husband dies...why did that happen to her? Yes, it would obviously be a huge loss for her, but the poor guy lost his actual life. Her loss seems greater to her. She knows she can be tone deaf and admits it, but never seems to see that the inability to perceive others well may be due to the fact that she is really only interested in Katie. I was neutral about her before I read the book, now I feel sorry for those who waste real emotion on her.

She toots her horn about wanting to be a trailblazer for women, but declines to help any actual women in her orbit. She does want to win, be first, make the most money and be the most beloved. She doesn't actually care about advancing anything for anyone except herself. It is surprising that she could write this all down and then read it out loud and still not see how shallow and self-focused she is. The net takeaway is that she hasn't ever done anything for anyone else. Ever. She is all about Katie Couric. Yuck.

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terrible audio recording, excellent book.

Revisado: 06-12-20

Arthur is a bit of an extremist, but the message in the book is very solid. there are some really weird allegorical stories inserted throughout which are best skipped in my estimation. audio recording I believe is the author but the quality is terrible. still worth listening to.

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eh

Revisado: 03-25-17

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

kinda useful, kinda funny

What was most disappointing about David Nihill’s story?

Just wasn't that funny, really pedestrian stuff.

What did you take away from Do You Talk Funny? that you can apply to your work?

Some good tips, but could have easily been summed up in a 10 page pamphlet.

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Revealing

Revisado: 03-10-16

Narrator is not Stellar but acceptable, the book is a very revealing look at CCP rule in China

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