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A review by mountie9
Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre
4.0
The Good Stuff
Truly fascinating
She never feels sorry for herself or lays blame on her parents for her - um - wow unusual- childhood
So fucking brave for opening herself and laying everything raw and bare
Learned so much and never even realized that I was learning so much. Talked to many people about this one after I was done
Darkly funny
No holds barred
A truly admirable women - have already downloaded her latest book
Made me feel like I was truly blessed to live in the country I do, but at the same time guilty for my lack of knowledge on what is going on in different parts of the world
Would be a really good one to read for book clubs, as so many issues and themes that could be discussed
The Not So Good Stuff
I am mixed on this one in terms of the audio version. I love hearing her pronounce names and places the way they were meant to be said. But at the same time the reading was almost bland at times. I imagine this was hard for her to read and she probably was trying to protect her self by reading it this way, but for a listener it lacked the passion to go with the tale
Disjointed at times in terms of flow - but hello it was her first book and well obviously I cannot write either so who am I to judge
Jesus Christ people do despicable things in the name of power
As a mom it was hard to read this one as my natural inclination is to protect my child at all causes and never put them in such a dire situation. I don't understand how Carmen's mother could put her children ins such a volatile situation. But these are my feelings and I am no experrt so it is not my place to judge and who is to say what she did was wrong
Favorite Quotes/Passages
" She took the opportunity to remind Ali and me that organized religion had been invented by the rich and powerful to keep the poor down."
“A façade is when you make up a story because it’s dangerous to tell the truth. … It’s a story you make up when you are involved in something bigger than yourself and you don’t want to risk your life or the lives of others.”
4 Dewey's
Another one I didnt HAVE to review, I purchased this from audible with my limited funds - ok fairy godmother - you gave Cinderella a spectacular dress - all I want is to be out of debt, I already got my court jester which is soooo much better than a prince
Truly fascinating
She never feels sorry for herself or lays blame on her parents for her - um - wow unusual- childhood
So fucking brave for opening herself and laying everything raw and bare
Learned so much and never even realized that I was learning so much. Talked to many people about this one after I was done
Darkly funny
No holds barred
A truly admirable women - have already downloaded her latest book
Made me feel like I was truly blessed to live in the country I do, but at the same time guilty for my lack of knowledge on what is going on in different parts of the world
Would be a really good one to read for book clubs, as so many issues and themes that could be discussed
The Not So Good Stuff
I am mixed on this one in terms of the audio version. I love hearing her pronounce names and places the way they were meant to be said. But at the same time the reading was almost bland at times. I imagine this was hard for her to read and she probably was trying to protect her self by reading it this way, but for a listener it lacked the passion to go with the tale
Disjointed at times in terms of flow - but hello it was her first book and well obviously I cannot write either so who am I to judge
Jesus Christ people do despicable things in the name of power
As a mom it was hard to read this one as my natural inclination is to protect my child at all causes and never put them in such a dire situation. I don't understand how Carmen's mother could put her children ins such a volatile situation. But these are my feelings and I am no experrt so it is not my place to judge and who is to say what she did was wrong
Favorite Quotes/Passages
" She took the opportunity to remind Ali and me that organized religion had been invented by the rich and powerful to keep the poor down."
“A façade is when you make up a story because it’s dangerous to tell the truth. … It’s a story you make up when you are involved in something bigger than yourself and you don’t want to risk your life or the lives of others.”
4 Dewey's
Another one I didnt HAVE to review, I purchased this from audible with my limited funds - ok fairy godmother - you gave Cinderella a spectacular dress - all I want is to be out of debt, I already got my court jester which is soooo much better than a prince