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nb61's review
emotional
informative
3.0
Ginsberg held out bc she was sure H. Clinton would be elected and she wanted Hilary to be able to appoint her (RBG’s) replacement. Still stupid when she KNEW she was dying and Obama was already in White House.
askxtine's review
3.0
Audiobook. For a book about three interesting women, and 60-some years of court history, this book was pretty boring and preachy. It was interesting to hear about being a professional woman in the 60's & 70's, and understand how much has changed since then. (with some things always the same). A few interesting court cases. But ultimately it was a lot of "things" and "thoughts" and "fun" without actually saying what the things and thoughts nd fun were. I understand that much of these stories are private (fine, I respect that), but then why write this book? As if I needed a lecture on why friends matter. So I'm saying 10% really interesting, 10% touching = medium 3* rating.
waggy1974's review
emotional
inspiring
5.0
This book is so beautiful. Kind of a love letter to Nina and Ruth’s friendship. Being an RBG fan, I cherish getting to hear the intimate details of her life I’d never heard. I listen to this narrated by the author, Nina Totenberg.
ag1414's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
rainbowbookworm's review
2.0
My rating is based on the fact that the title is misleading. It takes a while (about a fourth of the book) before Totenberg's friendship with Ginsburg makes an appearance and the book doesn't go into details about the author's dinners with Ruth. In fact, she also talks about dinners with other Supreme Court Justices and those episodes are brought to life more vividly than the titular dinners.
drdreuh's review against another edition
5.0
Nina Totenberg is a national treasure, and I loved hearing her in long form. I agree with other reviewers that the title is a bit over-specific. But no matter! In an age of focus on work life balance and self-care and rest, etc., I loved hearing stories from women whose work was / is their life's passions. Similarly, in a period of such political polarization, I admire how both RBG and NT were / are able to make and sustain friendships with people whose political beliefs do not align with their own. Dinners with Ruth is a delightful read.