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Great characters, thoroughly human yet divine

Revisado: 01-03-25

Love Dietrich’s POV and n the human condition, flawed but ultimately good - his stories lift my spirits.

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Loving Portrait of the Strengths & Weaknesses of Small Town Life

Revisado: 12-28-24

Great characters, wonderfully human while also reflecting humanity at its the best, the story, to me, illustrates the basis for ties that bind in communities of people with common history.

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Historically accurate and engrossing story

Revisado: 11-10-24

Well written and engrossing story that accurately and completely traces the history of Russia - could not put it down!

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Good Factual Rendition, Biased Perspective

Revisado: 10-29-23

This trilogy provides a well organized and accurate overview of the material facts comprising the history of the covered periods. Follett is also an excellent storyteller and deftly frames his stories within his chosen framework of interrelated families. The only weakness (in my view) is his obvious bias in favor of all things liberal/Democratic and against all things conservative/Republican. But a great reason nonetheless.

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Great story and narrator

Revisado: 01-09-22

Love, love, love Moriarty’s stories and ability to see life from every perspective - and cannot imagine any narrator other than Ms. Lee! As a working mother and grandmother of highly competitive siblings - nearing 70 myself - many aspects of the Joy character resonated, sometimes uncomfortably so, I could barely stop listening and laughing my way through this wonderful book.

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Even Better this time around ...

Revisado: 04-05-20

I was much younger when I first read Lonesome Dove and, as it reflects parts of my forbears’ experience, was captivated. Now, with the benefit of greater wisdom and maturity, the story resonates more than ever - an extraordinary snapshot of a moment in time, just before the West was “won”.

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Even Better this time around ...

Revisado: 04-05-20

I was much younger when I first read Lonesome Dove and, as it reflects parts of my forbears’ experience, was captivated. Now, with the benefit of greater wisdom and maturity, the story resonates more than ever - an extraordinary snapshot of a moment in time, just before the West was “won”.

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The Power of Education

Revisado: 08-15-19

I expect this book is most compelling for those of us who, like Ms. Westover, grew up poor, in strict religious families, with highly “traditional” values - the singular difference, for most of us, having been the exposure to the outside world through books, which offer contrasting views and thereby illuminate paths to another kind of life. A powerful reminder of the power of the written word and how important it is to preserve our collective and individual freedom to read - something we should all be mindful of as we watch protests in Hong Kong, Moscow and other places where is this freedom is restricted by the state.

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Compelling, forceful, factual, terrifying

Revisado: 07-17-19

Having lived vicariously through the confirmation processes for both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh (as a lawyer and parent of a key participants), I was shocked and aggrieved but thought I was “over it” - however, listening to this account by the redoubtable Mesdames Hemingway and Severino, I found myself drawn back into the saga as though it were still happening, my stomach in knots and my emotions running high. I am sure Democrats and the MSM will label this as a partisan tome - but those of us who were “there” know better and I can honestly say it changed me forever. Like Justice Kavanaugh, I choose to live on the “sunny side” and just hope he and his family can move past this, knowing that many (I like to think most) of us understand what a grave injustice was done here, one that can only be rectified by a long and (what we know will be an) illustrious tenure on SCOTUS. In the meantime, grateful for this accurate and unflinching telling of the story, which provides an opportunity for others to understand and appreciate why judicial appointments are so consequential.

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Brilliant plot and character development

Revisado: 05-03-19

Well written, tight and crisp, but with just the right amount of detail to make you feel as though you know the characters - at one moment, weeping in empathy and the next, laughing with (never at) them - while also never being predictable. Also love that it perfectly illustrates the benefits and potential pitfalls of mindful living and a focus on wellness.

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