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P. Williams

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Such a perfect book for these times

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Reviewed: 09-02-24

I love the twist of the coincidence that marked “the turn”. The last part was SO very satisfying. Such a good story about maintaining perseverance and integrity in the face of a situation rife with corruption.

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The complexity of stereotyping

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Reviewed: 07-28-24

What was once the American Dream turns out to be the American Illusion, hatched in Hollywood. I liked how everyone’s certain positions became uncertain. No one could land on solid ground. That defines the time we are living in now and the angst we all have to come to terms with… no gender, no race, no affiliation, no status… can protect one from the press of the Present unfolding truth… well done.

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Message for selfie obsessed youth

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Reviewed: 07-27-24

Initially after loving all of Lisa Jewel’s books, I wanted to not listen to this past the first ½ hour… but I was glad I stuck with it. A creative dressing down of the intense marketing, branding and influencing of the human race.

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Playful with spice of politics

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Reviewed: 05-26-24

I like the playing with duality in the face of the reality or laws of the universe in terms of evolution

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First Impressions and Then Life Unfolds

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Reviewed: 12-27-23

I liked the exploration of how two seemingly different people come together and offer what is needed, share vulnerability only to find humane support and understanding.

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Men Can Change

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Reviewed: 12-19-23

I like the way the story unfolded… even though things became complicated, the sense of simplicity remained

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Very believable twists and turns

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Reviewed: 12-06-23

I loved at the end… Amanda’s review of life from the other side… Bryon right and wrong and who’s to blame and how we all see life through a straw and how that renders certainty absurd.

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What a story!

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Reviewed: 10-21-23

The weaving of this tale is almost as interesting as the characters and content of the story. The coming into precise detail and then stepping way back. If I hadn’t seen the Netflix Bernie Matoff docudrama, I might have felt lost but it was pretty close to that impression. “All the world’s a stage…” every one gets corrupted, lost… in this tale.

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This book and Meryl Streep are a perfect pairing!

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Reviewed: 09-25-23

I like the shifting back and forth between youth (where things just seep to happen to you) and experience bred maturity and the choices that become more apparent. Also, the Mother’s secrets and storytelling…The mother is always weighing what is “healthiest” or “protective” for the children to know.

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An Artfully Written Story

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Reviewed: 02-20-23

Well written and well narrated. This book moved me right into my heart… great characters and a well-paced plot. At times I laughed out loud at other times, I whispered, “Hurry! Get out of there!” And, “Oh NO!” Very satisfying without all the cheap shock value in most current fiction.

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