20 reviews for:

I'm Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream

Richard Antoine White

4.16 AVERAGE

vamprine2024's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

sara11_reads's review against another edition

4.0

Really enjoyed this memoir. I think there were a couple areas that could have been expanded on - I wanted more detail about his time in Albuquerque such as rebuilding the NM Philharmonic - but maybe that's because I live in Albuquerque.

cardonac07's review against another edition

hopeful informative

4.25

redcabinreads's review against another edition

3.0

Decent memoir.
I loved reading about White’s childhood, and find the journey from his childhood (homeless) to where he ended up in his adult life (with a PhD, astute tuba player and teacher) fascinating.
The story itself seemed to drag on at points though, and skipped around so much that I was confused how many years had passed and who characters were.

kski83's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

maireoverthere's review against another edition

4.0

I picked this one up because it was about a man who plays tuba. What I got was an exceptional story of a man overcoming just about any obstacle you can think of, while paving the way for others to become the rule rather than the exception. Such an amazing life.

beebeewin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

4.5

I was a little wary of this book at the beginning as I was just reading it for a book group, but this book, especially in audio book format was great. At times it was a little dry with unnecessary information, but overall I really appreciated Richard White's storytelling. It helped that the audio book was narrated by White himself as it brought a lot of energy and personalization to the book. Plus the tuba music between each chapter just kept me so immersed! White's story and passion bleeds through all his writing. For a topic, like Tuba, which I am not super interested in, White made me compelled to keep reading. He talks about poverty, racism, alcoholism, and many other serious topics with unflinching honesty and depth. I would definitely recommend this audiobook!! 

sofia_fig4's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

willismyfriend's review against another edition

5.0

Audiobook has music intertwined

Loved this book. Dr. Richard reads the audiobook and the audiobook has tuba playing between chapters and a song after the epilogue but the book version allows me to highlight so I switched between the two. Definitely recommend.

jessicawoofter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0