Connie Benz

It was an emotionally difficult read...the cruelty that slaves suffered is horrific. But, the love story was beautiful and shows how human connection can help us through unbearable times.

The first 10 minutes of this YouTube video in an interview with the author. Definitely worth watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqL-3tnuFVY&t=660s

A story about loss, finding your inner self and more importantly about books and how they add value to our lives.

A very entertaining read...which is why I finished it so quickly.

Great for a semi-simplified overview.

One of the most moving and beautiful books I have read in a long time. I listened to the audio version and the book was read by the author. I think her voice brought her words to life. Her life was often a struggle, but the resilience she showed was awe-inspiring.

The characters are very entertaining and always good for escape from real life!

A fun, heartwarming story.

Everyone who cares about the future of the human race needs to read this book. The first part was a lot of history and it was a bit slow going for my husband, but I found the background it provided to be interesting and helpful for my overall understanding. We both found the information on AI and its future thought provoking.

I read this book for my BIPOC book club. I like reading a variety of literature and a chance to read diverse authors. This book is a collection of short stories and some I really enjoyed and some not so much. The books uses some Native words sometimes which without a translation probably lose some of their impact. I found the scifi and post apocalyptic very imaginative. With any books about Native Americans, their treatment by whites is always an issue and in this book, the 2spirit people were also mistreated by many in their tribes.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I finished reading it and it makes you want to change many of your sleep habits, but at the same time I felt he may have overemphasized certain "facts." If you believe everything word for word it is scary...thus my mixed feelings. But incorporating many of his ideas are without a doubt a good thing.

For another point of view see: https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/

This is a book everyone should read. It looks at life on earth from a cosmic perspective and emphasizes our commonality rather than our differences. With an emphasis on scientific thinking, it makes a case for evidence vs. opinion and the importance of facts.

Excellent book if you are interested in volcanoes embedded in a woman's struggles in her life's choices

Interesting (troubling) information. I listened to the audio version but it is very detailed and it might have been better to read it.

This was one of the best books I have read in awhile. Not only was it an engaging story, but I learned a lot. I can't say about what without spoiling part of the story but it is definitely a book that parents and teachers should read.

If it is all true, it is very scary.

Fun read!

Author is senior editor for Breitbart News so I take what he says with a grain of salt, however if even half of what he claims is true, it is very scary.

We read this book for our non-fiction bookclub. We started before the Ukraine invasion. This book is eye-opening and well researched.

Great ideas but a book to be read rather than listened to.

Free book from Audible...silly but very amusing

Lots to think about in terms of future health care...

I have enjoyed all of the Erik Larson books i have read so far. This one was “read” by Scott Brick (my favorite audible reader). In addition to the detailed info about the Lusitania and the passengers, there is a lot of info about President Wilson and the US politics before joining WW1. A history book that reads like a very interesting story.

Didn't like this one nearly as much as previous Patricia Cornwall books

Another study in why NOT talking about important feelings with people you love is a bad thing.

Good thriller/mystery!