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The Overstory by Richard L. Powers
The Overstory is a novel by Richard Powers published in 2018 by W. W. Norton & Company. It is Powers' …
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The Overstory is a novel by Richard Powers published in 2018 by W. W. Norton & Company. It is Powers' …
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Extraordinary women have held positions of power throughout history. But, aside from the select few, …
I am very glad to have listened to this book because the author has an entertaining speaking style. (She’s also a BBC historian). Many of the chapters were very interesting to me because the famous women she discusses are less often discussed than their male counterparts. But , that was perhaps the main issue I had with it… I feel like as much as she tried to incorporate information on regular women, she often referred back to those of privilege, or royals. I am not trying to undermine the significance of these women, but it is something that caught me as a potential downside to this book. Interestingly I found chapter 4 about artists and patrons to be a bit boring, and I think this is the chapter that was supposed to revolve around the artwork: and I am an art historian! So, I liked it some parts more than …
I am very glad to have listened to this book because the author has an entertaining speaking style. (She’s also a BBC historian). Many of the chapters were very interesting to me because the famous women she discusses are less often discussed than their male counterparts. But , that was perhaps the main issue I had with it… I feel like as much as she tried to incorporate information on regular women, she often referred back to those of privilege, or royals. I am not trying to undermine the significance of these women, but it is something that caught me as a potential downside to this book. Interestingly I found chapter 4 about artists and patrons to be a bit boring, and I think this is the chapter that was supposed to revolve around the artwork: and I am an art historian! So, I liked it some parts more than others, and overall I am glad to have read it because it inspired me to do my own research and take greater interest in female experiences of medieval life. Also something I feel she didn’t adequately address is that this book is literally only about European medieval life. I found myself wishing the author explored women across a more global view.
Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is …
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the …
This was a good book! I enjoyed reading it. Though at parts I thought it was a bit too long (but that could partly be because it too so long for me to read it and also because of world building.) the ending was the best part and it really really made me want to read the sequel soon! I’m hoping the next book has more action and less build-up. 4 stars because it was missing something for me to call it amazing, but it was a very good book nonetheless.
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Extraordinary women have held positions of power throughout history. But, aside from the select few, …
Update, I don’t actually listen on Amazon’s audible, but on Libby! (I’m in a habit of calling audio books audible)
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As …
AMAZING!! If you are someone who loves the earth, plants, animals, or fellow humans, this book is for you. I was already recommending it to my friends when I was about halfway through. I think it really gets you thinking about reciprocity, and thanking the earth for what it has given. I am feeling so blessed that I stumbled upon this book. I listened to the author’s narration on audible and it was the best way. Her pronunciation of indigenous words was something I would never have been able to gracefully achieve in my head. (Ps, if you listen on audible, I personally found the author talks a bit slow and settled in at 1.35 speed)
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As …