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A review by jenbsbooks
The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore
4.25
I selected this book to mark off one of the GoodReadsChallenge achievements (not realizing a book I'd just read but hadn't recorded yet already completed the challenge). It had been on my TBR, as I'd heard buzz about it. I was able to borrow the audiobook and Kindle copy from the library. I went primarily with the audio, but referred to the Kindle copy quite a bit afterward (review, some visuals, discussions, bibliography not included in audio).
Narrated by the author ... it just felt a tad strange to have such a strong British accent when this was based in the US. Moore also has a bit of a lisp with her "s" sound that was very distracting to me at the start, but I think I got used to it.
While the story was interesting and informative, it felt a bit clinical and distant. Factual, it was stated at the start "Every line of dialogue comes from a memoir, letter, trial transcript or some other record made by someone who was present at the time." Elizabeth wrote a LOT, her notes, her book, and there is an extensive bibliography to document other sources. In audio, it wasn't as obvious when things were being quoted, and some things felt a little stilted (to me, likely just more used to the flow of fiction).
I didn't feel the need to stop and make notes or highlights ... and the few things I did were portions before/after (author's notes) or direct quotes from others (while in the QUOTES section here, they aren't this author's words). Per the author, this isn't really a book about mental illness, but "a book about power. Who wields it. Who owns it. And the methods they use. And above all, it's about fighting back."
It was a fairly easy listen, I didn't feel the 500+ pages. I think it will stick in my memory. I don't know that I'd go out of my way to recommend it. I can't help but wonder if a book club discussion would be about the BOOK, or the topic (and IS that the same thing?) I appreciated the discussion questions that were included in the Kindle copy.
Six parts ... these had headers. 1. Brave New World 2. Dark Before The Dawn 3. My Pen Shall Rage 4. Deal with the Devil? 5. Turning Points 6. She Will Rise. There were 56 chronological chapters running throughout. The audio showed the parts/chapters but did not include the headers. I felt the Kindle copy table of contents was lacking, ONLY showing the parts/headers, but no chapter listing.
I'd just finished watching the TV series "Younger" which had a majority of the story taking place at a publishing house. I couldn't help but visualize them meeting with Elizabeth about her book, how they'd react to the 2500 pages! It was interesting to follow her publishing journey.
3rd person. Past tense.
Narrated by the author ... it just felt a tad strange to have such a strong British accent when this was based in the US. Moore also has a bit of a lisp with her "s" sound that was very distracting to me at the start, but I think I got used to it.
While the story was interesting and informative, it felt a bit clinical and distant. Factual, it was stated at the start "Every line of dialogue comes from a memoir, letter, trial transcript or some other record made by someone who was present at the time." Elizabeth wrote a LOT, her notes, her book, and there is an extensive bibliography to document other sources. In audio, it wasn't as obvious when things were being quoted, and some things felt a little stilted (to me, likely just more used to the flow of fiction).
I didn't feel the need to stop and make notes or highlights ... and the few things I did were portions before/after (author's notes) or direct quotes from others (while in the QUOTES section here, they aren't this author's words). Per the author, this isn't really a book about mental illness, but "a book about power. Who wields it. Who owns it. And the methods they use. And above all, it's about fighting back."
It was a fairly easy listen, I didn't feel the 500+ pages. I think it will stick in my memory. I don't know that I'd go out of my way to recommend it. I can't help but wonder if a book club discussion would be about the BOOK, or the topic (and IS that the same thing?) I appreciated the discussion questions that were included in the Kindle copy.
Six parts ... these had headers. 1. Brave New World 2. Dark Before The Dawn 3. My Pen Shall Rage 4. Deal with the Devil? 5. Turning Points 6. She Will Rise. There were 56 chronological chapters running throughout. The audio showed the parts/chapters but did not include the headers. I felt the Kindle copy table of contents was lacking, ONLY showing the parts/headers, but no chapter listing.
I'd just finished watching the TV series "Younger" which had a majority of the story taking place at a publishing house. I couldn't help but visualize them meeting with Elizabeth about her book, how they'd react to the 2500 pages! It was interesting to follow her publishing journey.
3rd person. Past tense.