Joe Mama

I don’t understand they hype

Revisado: 09-26-24

Was a nice story but everyone has this on their best ever list and I tried, but didn’t feel that strongly about it.

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This was a wonderful story, I loved it.

Revisado: 11-11-21

I can’t tell you which part of the book was my favorite. And the weaving together of the stories, like all our stories, was so well done. I’m sad it’s over and look forward to reading it again one day.

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Love listening to a bored teen? This is for you!

Revisado: 03-08-21

There are a few insightful and creative moments. Like the bit about the holy ghost and art. And some of the thoughts about global warming and how we're just not mentally prepared. But the voice the story is told in sounds like a stoned and/or bored teenager. Like everything is stupid to her.

I didn’t read the description before I purchased it. It was hard to follow what sounded at first like a coming-of-age teenage adventure into an episode of the walking dead (still with the stoned teenager narration). Even when someone dies, her tone of voice is "yeah, whatever". The constant message that everyone is useless, got old pretty fast.

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Her characters are great. I will be wondering what happens to them.

Revisado: 02-09-21

Rachel Kushner does a great job of bringing all these people to life in a way that illuminates the complexities in them. The way life can take you places you didn’t intend to be. Lots to think about here, and well written. I was totally drawn in.

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Fun listen, maybe a little too much coincidence

Revisado: 12-01-20

Hearing the details of these characters' lives was interesting and made this a good listen. The different ways women can fall victim to violent or crappy men - and the work they do to get out. The amount of coincidence in this story requires a little suspension of disbelief, be forewarned.

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Interesting book. Audible if you’re reading this, get more narrators.

Revisado: 11-11-20

I enjoyed the book but I have a really hard time with Cassandra Campbell’s narration. And Audible uses her SO MUCH. I’m sure she’s a lovely person but surely there can be more variety! It’s the bright clipped voice that seems inappropriate for some of these heavier books.

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Thanks Mikel for a beautiful story

Revisado: 11-05-20

Very heart touching to hear his experience working though a crappy childhood. His ability to be honest about things that we’d all rather not talk about was impressive. Thank you Mikel for sharing your story. In little ways it helps the rest of us as we struggle along our own paths.

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This was a perspective I hadn’t heard before and I’m glad I listened.

Revisado: 10-08-20

Interesting and personal take on the current state of things here in the US. And told in a way that kept me listening. It’s so interesting to hear about the American experience from people who aren’t white men. I think he’s brave to share some of this and glad he did.

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Wow. Took me a bit to get into it, but glad I kept listening

Revisado: 01-04-19

I love the way this author weaves her deeper thoughts into the everyday stories of her characters. The first story took me a while to get into. I was frustrated that Mary Alice didn’t seem to have a voice. I’m happy I kept going. Very meaningful and thoughtful work. Thank you Lisa Halliday!

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Great book on slowing down, with a fast narration

Revisado: 10-04-16

Great book with a lot of wonderful points and insight. I really enjoyed it! She has a lot of relatable stories, especially for those mid-life struggles that seem to pop up for many of us. It's refreshing to hear someone encouraging us to slow down and be present. Which leads me to this...

It sounds like they edited Shauna's sentences together without leaving the space in between. I'm not sure what it is, but it's incredibly rushed. Like one really long run-on sentence. There's a lot of great information to think about while listening to this book, I wish the pace of the narration was a touch slower.

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