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mrs_a_is_a_book_nerd's Reviews (456)
4.5*
I LOVED Dear Martin, yet somehow, I think Dear Justyce was even better. Nic Stone did an amazing job peeling off the layers to let readers see the heartbreaking futility so many young Black men see in the world around them.
I guess what I DIDN'T like is what Stone herself noted in her notes at the end: Quan has advantages and helps in the book that the vast majority of young Black men do NOT have even a portion of.
I LOVED Dear Martin, yet somehow, I think Dear Justyce was even better. Nic Stone did an amazing job peeling off the layers to let readers see the heartbreaking futility so many young Black men see in the world around them.
I guess what I DIDN'T like is what Stone herself noted in her notes at the end: Quan has advantages and helps in the book that the vast majority of young Black men do NOT have even a portion of.
3.5
I "read" this in audiobook format and enjoyed the narration.
I enjoyed the stories of Max and Viv and appreciated the angle on the challenges that females had getting a foothold in careers in the late 30's and early 40's. Certain parts were a bit predictable, but there were a few interesting twists. I'm not a fan of romances, so I enjoyed how the love-interest part of each woman's story took a backseat to her overall character and development.
Overall, it was entertaining and interesting enough to keep me reading through to the satisfying conclusion.
I "read" this in audiobook format and enjoyed the narration.
I enjoyed the stories of Max and Viv and appreciated the angle on the challenges that females had getting a foothold in careers in the late 30's and early 40's. Certain parts were a bit predictable, but there were a few interesting twists. I'm not a fan of romances, so I enjoyed how the love-interest part of each woman's story took a backseat to her overall character and development.
Overall, it was entertaining and interesting enough to keep me reading through to the satisfying conclusion.
4.5 stars. I loved, loved, loved this book! The VOICE! The story! The historical perspective! The geo-cultural perspective! Knowing how Rosemary's life with Rex turned out from reading Glass Castle!
This book was AWESOME!
This book was AWESOME!
This maybe could have been a 5 for me but I HATED the ending! Otherwise, I was fascinated by the cultural elements, invested in Anna and Rory as characters, and pulled by the plot lines the book wove together. Until the end. Such a disappointment.
It was interesting, but I clearly missed something in the shifting narrative povs.
I am a staunch decrier of those who would dog-ear pages in a book.
Except...
In Glennon Doyle's Untamed, I dog-eared. I dog-eared dog ears. I couldn't help myself. I'd think, "I have to come back to this to re-read it." To savor it. To soak in it like a tub of not-quite-too-hot scented bathwater whose steam lifts subtle perfume to your nose.
I dog-eared so I could later demand of family members, "Listen to this." And I'd recite the lines, experiencing them again, voiced aloud in the air, hearing them roll past my lips on my breath. And I'd hear the silence that followed. Selah. Once, I witnessed my spouse visibly moved by emotion in response to such a recital: tears seeped from his eyes, his voice wavering as he spoke, "Where did this woman come from? Wow."
Yes. Wow.
I finished Untamed today.
I'll start it again tomorrow.
Except...
In Glennon Doyle's Untamed, I dog-eared. I dog-eared dog ears. I couldn't help myself. I'd think, "I have to come back to this to re-read it." To savor it. To soak in it like a tub of not-quite-too-hot scented bathwater whose steam lifts subtle perfume to your nose.
I dog-eared so I could later demand of family members, "Listen to this." And I'd recite the lines, experiencing them again, voiced aloud in the air, hearing them roll past my lips on my breath. And I'd hear the silence that followed. Selah. Once, I witnessed my spouse visibly moved by emotion in response to such a recital: tears seeped from his eyes, his voice wavering as he spoke, "Where did this woman come from? Wow."
Yes. Wow.
I finished Untamed today.
I'll start it again tomorrow.
So many characters woven together and the end came so fast and furious that I honestly got a bit lost. I can certainly see why Tommy Orange has gotten so much praise... Some of his prose is simply stunning.
3.5 stars
Initially, this book was equal parts fascinating and appalling as it unraveled the backdrop (motives & opportunities) and subsequent trail of murders of the members of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma. Another pitiful example of how our country and our government callously used and abused indigenous people-- not to mention buried and/or glossed over said offenses such that the average American would be completely ignorant of any of it.
When the tale shifted to the development of the FBI and its role in ferreting out the truth in the ordeal amidst blanket cover-ups by all levels of power and authority, it was initially interesting, but then became tedious. I read to the end out of a sense of "duty" to know the full history, but frankly, was a little bored.
That said, I know it's an important story to be told, and the Osage people deserve every bit of the truth to be brought into the light after decades of systematic and blatant murder, threats, and abuse of power that left generations of indigenous people fearful and families irreparably broken.
Initially, this book was equal parts fascinating and appalling as it unraveled the backdrop (motives & opportunities) and subsequent trail of murders of the members of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma. Another pitiful example of how our country and our government callously used and abused indigenous people-- not to mention buried and/or glossed over said offenses such that the average American would be completely ignorant of any of it.
When the tale shifted to the development of the FBI and its role in ferreting out the truth in the ordeal amidst blanket cover-ups by all levels of power and authority, it was initially interesting, but then became tedious. I read to the end out of a sense of "duty" to know the full history, but frankly, was a little bored.
That said, I know it's an important story to be told, and the Osage people deserve every bit of the truth to be brought into the light after decades of systematic and blatant murder, threats, and abuse of power that left generations of indigenous people fearful and families irreparably broken.
Loved Girl in Translation! Was thrilled to find this gem at my local dollar store, and it was so, so good! I will now read ANYTHING Jean Kwok writes... Random notes to self, grocery lists, ANYTHING!