Alejandra

So much good information

Revisado: 09-16-22

I'm 37 and I've been in therapy for my whole life and I'm pretty sure we could have figured out the root of some of my quirks a long time ago if I had read this book a decade ago 😆 Very accurate depiction of a type 1. I also learned many connections on how a type 1 can be born out of a type 4. and there is a chapter on key things to note in relationship with every other enneagram type, which I appreciate since the eneagram is a tool to get to know yourself and build healthy relationships with others.
I wish there was a more spiritual aspect to it or a chapter on how this plays out in a faith journey, but I guess that's for me and God to keep discovering on our own.

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Silly but not hilarious

Revisado: 01-02-19

Funny, almost satirical stories of real life observations of humans.
Not as funny as some of his other books, but I still giggled louder than was appropriate, listening to this at my desk.

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Curious and beautifully written

Revisado: 10-24-18

The author's style has been described as a constellation, and I see now how accurate that is. Some chapters are short, some are long .Some stories intertwine, some story lines are never revisited.
Bu the writing, or the translation, is so gorgeous and visual. At times I get lost in the prose or the poetry of it and it happily distracts me from the fact that I don't know where this story is going.
But the theme is movement, and the book accomplishes movement in the way it skips, the way it flows, and the way she writes. I enjoyed it so much.
My only gripe would be that Julia reads every character in the same tone. Consistency is good, but there were times I did not even realize we had jumped from the stories/words of a woman to that of a man.
Since some chapters are only a sentence long, pay attention :)

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I wish every audiobook was this animated!

Revisado: 10-11-18

This telling of Emma was SO well done. It was acted out, the voices and tones were beleiveable. There were even added background noises like clanking of silverware at dinner, and horse hooves on cobblestone when they travel. It was so alive!

I love Jane Austen's feminists characters. I think Emma is one of my least favorite, mostly because I cannot relate. but I love the story and the way that it unfolds clearly and all your questions get answered.

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Love and life are not black and white

Revisado: 08-30-18

I loved that this book placed me in so many peoples' shoes without me truly even noticing where I had been or where I was going.
The writing seems casual, but expertly done.
This story touched me so deeply, I actually stopped reading it twice. Just to take an emotional recovery break.
It reminded me that love and life are not black and white, and THAT is part of what makes them so so beautiful.

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Magical Surreal story lines

Revisado: 12-20-17

Magical realism, or fantasy, it could be. But its also just a good action novel with good guys, and bad guys, life lessons, loveable and hateable characters. I liked it, and I think it would make for a coll movie. very visually stimulating characters, cities and descriptions.

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Intense

Revisado: 08-19-17

I was hooked on this story, and sometimes felt guilty for it.
The reading and acting were good, and I appreciate that its read with a southern accent, since it was written by a Texan.
At first, I didn't understand why he was putting so much time and detail into Seal training, but then I understood that it's the only way to grasp the rest of the story.
I appreciate history, and war stories. I found the Seal training stories to be so interesting.
I found the battle stories to be gut wrenching. I think that Marcus Lutrell is the only person who could have delivered the story in a way that could touch you the way it does. My heart broke several times.

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Excellent piece of historical fiction

Revisado: 05-13-17

I enjoyed this book.
I thought it was over, twice. But it turned out that the parts that remained were worth the story being longer.
The narrator was able to pronounce all of the names and locations appropriately, which always lends to the story. But the inflections were subdued. not quite monotone, but never heard the fear or the love or the confusion in the narrators voice, so it made the story SEEM flat.
But looking back on it, the characters had depth and there were passionate moments and subjects and experiences throughout.
I appreciate that there are quite a few pieces of history in the book. I love historical fiction!

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It's a bit dry.

Revisado: 04-26-17

It seems like it should be a more exciting story. Perhaps it eas the reading that made it seem so dry. I couldn't really connect with the characters.

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snarky and concise

Revisado: 01-18-17

I enjoyed the story. It's smart asses and to the point. Its a very real and dry depiction of life. if you stripped all the needless emotions and got the to bare bones of it...
the performance was okay. Hank was believeable , all the women characters were terrible, and some of the accents were bizarre.

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