Hani

Painful and beautiful

Reviewed: 06-02-22

This is a well written story, it's a story of suffering, pain and the truth of WW2 and the resistance in Italy
I found the story very depressing and sad at times, but I was also very much interested in the characters and their lives and wanted to come back to the book
The characters are well developed and the descriptions are vivid and makes you feel you are there

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Repetitive and Boring, way too drawn out

Reviewed: 09-13-19

I bought this book because I had heard a lot of good reviews of the musical that's based on this book, however, the book is not interesting at all
The book is a list of events, people and their distress and relationship to 9/11
It's also really drawn out, and it could have been made a lot shorter and that might have made it more interesting
Half way through the book, I got bored and lost interest
I got tired of listening to how many times people called their loved ones in NYC, or how some people were not moving from the shelter cause they were waiting for news from their son or daughter
What was interesting at the beginning, became repetitive and boring half way through the book

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Mesmerizing

Reviewed: 10-26-18

The book is very well written, it's beautiful to listen to, and it's interesting to want you to keep on listening
I never thought I would be interested in Greek Mythology but this book is so well researched, well written and beautiful that made me interested
I can't wait to start her second book
She is very talented and I hope she continues writing more books

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Meh

Reviewed: 09-14-18

Not much for Canadians
I feel Canadians try to get out in winter a lot more than what she mentions in the book about Americans, we go skiing, skating, hiking and I have seen kids outside playing even when it's way below freezing
also I don't have a kid and I didn't find much benefit in the book

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Thought Provoking

Reviewed: 08-31-18

I love books that make you think, that makes you pause, take a break and think about your own life and this book is certainly one of those
I highly recommend it
It made me think about my own life and how things have turned out and how I wish they had

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Weak

Reviewed: 08-09-18

I started this book on a 2 hour road trip and that was the only reason I decided to finish it, I was already 2 hours in, otherwise I would have returned it.
The character development is very weak, until the end of the book, I hardly cared about any of the characters
The plot is very predictable, the author has tried to create a book similar to Hunger Games, but has failed.
Overall I don't think this is worth 1 credit
One of the narrators seems to be in constant distress and that's the only emotion she can have

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Loved it

Reviewed: 08-06-18

I think this book is life changing, I loved it so much that I even bought the hard copy
Jen Sincero is an awesome narrator and her writing is easy and fun to listen to
She has a great sense of humor, which makes the book funny and her recommendations are easy to follow

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Don't hesitate, go ahead and buy this book

Reviewed: 02-04-18

I was hesitant if I should get this book or not, this is the third book by Neil Gaiman that I read after "the graveyard book" and "Neverwhere"
I LOVED " The graveyard book",I didn't find myself living "Neverwhere" as much though
I was Aldo hesitant cause Neil Gaiman is not narrating the book
But let me tell you, the book is AMAZING, I loved it as much as "The graveyard book" and the narrator is spectacular
He truly did the book justice

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Learnt a lot

Reviewed: 01-12-18

After reading the book "Hygge" I was fascinated by Danish lifestyle, so I decided to listen to this book to learn more about Danish life.
What I found interesting was that there are a lot of similarities between the Danish life and Canadian life
This book is organized by months and she talks about all the research she does every month to learn more and more about the Danish lifestyle and culture.

If you like researched information presented to you mixed with her life story, I think you would enjoy this book
I really enjoyed it and of course learnt a lot, but after reading it, I think I live in the best country in the world (Canada)

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The stories were not as good as the original

Reviewed: 12-24-17

The performance was great but I didn't find the stories very intriguing and as good as the original Sherlock Holmes

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