Reviews and Comments

He makes it very clear, from the start, that he is NOT talking with authority. Instead, like the science he lives by as an engineer, he proposes some highly plausible theories and backs them up exhaustively with scripture and the words of church leaders, often giving different ways things could be interpreted or thought about. In so doing, he provides much food for thought and brings up concepts and ideas that had never occurred to me, and I like it.

I enjoyed the candid but balanced discussion. Nash neither exonerates nor condemns the practice, using stories from practicioners to explain when it was done right and when wrong.

She does a great job of pointing out the godlike benefits and equally the nightmare-tending consequences that followed polygamy among Mormons, while also being clear about modern takes on the now-forbidden practice. Nash gives a nicely balanced treatment to a topic that many are uncomfortable thinking about.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone who thinks about current events or who thinks in general.

just acquired via a recommendation. Reading soon!

Possibly life-changing insights into viewing our world

By Obert Skye and the audio read by our fan-favorite Kirby Heyborne. A quick critique on the audio: at several points in the book the reader gets excited and shouts, and the audio mastering is such that it is loud and jarring -- we quickly had to turn it off in the presence of sleeping children, and I finished it with headphones later.

A fun little jaunt, and resonating with a wider experience base than most YA fantasy novels (eg divorce, abandonment, estranged family), as well as typical inclusions like "doesn't fit in." A fun quick read that was recommended by my 11-year old daughter.

A fun little jaunt, and resonating with a wider experience base than most YA fantasy novels (eg divorce, abandonment, , estranged family), as well as typical inclusions like "doesn't fit in." A fun quick read that was recommended by my 11-year old daughter.

The movie by Studio Ghibli was incredible. I hope the book lives up to it.

Beautiful, toughing, and a masterpiece of depicting a troubled teenager without trivializing the story and a strong emotional pull right through to the end. The movie was Ghibli at its best, and I need to read the book to see if it shines as well. I expect them to be different, as Howl's Moving Castle was almost completely different from its literary parent.

Approachable and insightful

A good perspective piece thinking on the life of someone brilliant but with cerebral palsy. I stand it in contrast to the story told by Wonder; I've only seen the film of Wonder, and the disability of that one was entirely aesthetic, but the masterpiece of the storytelling was the way the narrative considers the lives and reactions of those AROUND the handicapped. This story is entirely from the perspective of Melody, so is probably more complimentary than any of those around her. This was a real loss; still, it gives a chance to splash perspective upon those who have been around the profoundly disabled and to consider the minds that may be betrayed by their bodies.

Began this book after reading a good review. I am enjoying it.