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Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
Lisa Napoli
3.77 AVERAGE
123 reviews for:
Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
Lisa Napoli
3.77 AVERAGE
informative
slow-paced
It was interestesting, but it jumped around a lot and the author read it, which was a poor choice
Fabulous read
If you’ve ever listened to NPR this remarkable book will interest you. Four incredible women and the world they inhabited. I highly recommend this book,
If you’ve ever listened to NPR this remarkable book will interest you. Four incredible women and the world they inhabited. I highly recommend this book,
informative
slow-paced
Couldn’t finish this book. Almost 1/2 through it is so borning. I love npr but this is a terrible book. I tried to give it a chance, I never rate books 1 star. But this one isn’t great.
The topic/plot of the story is interesting, but the structure could use some work. I'm not sure how I would improve on it myself, as all four women did work at the organization together, but it does feel like it jumps around a bit between the leads. In addition to the pacing - the epilogue is not an epilogue, at least until the final half of the epilogue. I'm not sure if this is a formatting error of the digital copy of the book; or if this is intentional. If it's intentional, it's definitely not what I would call an epilogue.
In addition, and possibly the biggest criticism I have - why are the men so prevalent in a book about the founding mothers of NPR? It makes sense in some context due to the important roles they had within the organization and their lives, but it was done in a way I felt distracted readers from the focus of the women's lives.
In addition, and possibly the biggest criticism I have - why are the men so prevalent in a book about the founding mothers of NPR? It makes sense in some context due to the important roles they had within the organization and their lives, but it was done in a way I felt distracted readers from the focus of the women's lives.
There is a lot of interesting information in this book, I especially enjoyed the footnotes with links to content that would enhance the reader's experience such as recordings of mentioned NPR shows and SNL skits. The low rating is because the book was really hard to read. It was dry and often hard to keep track of whom the author was talking about.
A fun and fascinating look at the history of NPR—nothing earth-shattering here, but plenty of interesting tidbits.
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment