Have you ever wondered about the vaccines for polio? I remember lining up for shots in grade school. I think those were for smallpox, where they left Have you ever wondered about the vaccines for polio? I remember lining up for shots in grade school. I think those were for smallpox, where they left a big scar by poking your arm repeatedly. Then we went to another school as a district to get sugar cubes. We had already gotten shot for polio, but I guess we needed the other one, too. What do I know? I was a kid.
This book was good as it gave me more of a history of the polio vaccines. We get to know the scientists. We meet the woman who might have had the most to do with this nearly sacred health benefit of baby boomers.
Hillary Huber (Narrator) made this story come to life. She played each character with distinction.
The author wrote a good story though it was full of duplication. The most annoying for this pianist was hearing Moonlight Sonata mentioned repeatedly. I don't mind it as a piece. I love playing it, but there had to be other pieces of music you could have thrown into the story.
Though not as good or a quick a read as Warm Bodies, it was still a crunchie and delicious read. Seeing through the zombie's eyes, R's, we learn as heThough not as good or a quick a read as Warm Bodies, it was still a crunchie and delicious read. Seeing through the zombie's eyes, R's, we learn as he does about his past and the world's past and present. The romance, though ongoing, seems to be cooling as a whole team of acquaintances attempts to find places of safety.
The narrator, Jacques Roy, does a great job acting out the various characters. At least he doesn't make the females sound like he's demeaning them. He keeps the listener engaged.
The author, Isaac Mario, melds action and poetry. Sometimes I wish I could turn on the light and write down a line or two he says. Just beautiful for a zombie story! Especially toward the end. I have already ordered the next book. And though this was a Libby audio, I ordered my own copy of the audible version, and I now have the blu-ray. I love this series!...more
Now, this was a fun book. How is it I never heard about it until recently? I wish I hadn't finished it so quickly. Luckily, there is a book two, so asNow, this was a fun book. How is it I never heard about it until recently? I wish I hadn't finished it so quickly. Luckily, there is a book two, so as soon as Libby has it available, I can go back into M's world and watch brains form in the once-dead zombie.
Go check out the blurb on GoodReads or Amazon. But maybe, like me, you only need a good friend to tell you this is fun. You need a fun read. Here it is!...more
Thank you, Netgalley, for letting me read this book.
Sadly, I nearly quit reading at the first chapter. Nothing against the writer, but I had assumed Thank you, Netgalley, for letting me read this book.
Sadly, I nearly quit reading at the first chapter. Nothing against the writer, but I had assumed the book was about women. Fair warning: it is about a family, including the father and son. Each member gets their chapters. I must admit that listening to text-to-speech, it was hard to tell who the chapter was about. I think that if an author sets up a book this way, they should include the words Chapter 1 or another number and then the name of the point of view. That would clear confusion right up front.
Once I figured out who the chapters were about and the book's aim, I could see the novel through.
On the other hand, though this book was about an Indian-American family, it was universal in many ways. People not listening to each other. People not expressing their authentic truth. People jump to their own conclusions. Gossip. Betrayal. The reader wonders if they will ever find their way to healthy relationships. It was hard to live through all of this.
It is worth the read to learn how new Americans of other origins might see how this melting-pot culture gets in their own ways, too....more
I'm on a mission to attempt to read primers of other languages as I can. I found this one about superheroes and school lockdown safety. I saw there waI'm on a mission to attempt to read primers of other languages as I can. I found this one about superheroes and school lockdown safety. I saw there was one in English and this one in Spanish.
It is a sad commentary on our world that this primer is necessary. But I love how it is written and presented to the kids who are given this way to view the way to their safety.
The illustrations are fun.
No, I am still not good enough to read this without help. But I opened this one on my laptop Kindle app and the English version on my cell phone Kindle app. It worked out....more
This was a fun book that, at last, didn't have to do with someone under 60. It only took a couple of nights to get through. I do wish it were in AudibThis was a fun book that, at last, didn't have to do with someone under 60. It only took a couple of nights to get through. I do wish it were in Audible, but text-to-speech was still doable.
A mature woman whose marriage is over and the offspring has a child of his own finally finds her power, and boy, it's a lot!
And her caretaker is a gargoyle. Her name is Kevin!
Hopefully, those weren't spoilers.
It was such an entertaining book; I now have the second book lined up....more
My friend, Michele, recommended this. I found the audio on Libby. The author, Aimee Bender, narrates, so you know the right emotions show through.
SyneMy friend, Michele, recommended this. I found the audio on Libby. The author, Aimee Bender, narrates, so you know the right emotions show through.
Synesthesia is the word that came to mind about Rose Edelstein. But this is far different from tasting color or smelling shapes. Tasting the chef's mood or the affair her mother is having is a lot to believe. That her brother can disappear to another dimension or time is truly unfathomable.
The story is slow, but it made a good bedtime book. It had plenty for the imagination to work on.
I was disappointed that we didn't see people using their talent for good. But maybe this is more realistic. But the ending was underwhelming.
Worth the read if only to explore a unique idea....more
These last couple of books about the Negan wars were hard to read. I am not the target audience, senior woman that I am. But anyone who finds fightingThese last couple of books about the Negan wars were hard to read. I am not the target audience, senior woman that I am. But anyone who finds fighting and killing abhorrent is not the target of these books. And the lack of versatile vocabulary, especially Negan's, makes him so uninteresting.
I am, however, impressed with the translation of the shows. The choices of actors and variety in the plot make the story more than males measuring body parts.
I am still impressed with reading comics on Kindle because I can expand the picture and text to see it more clearly....more
War. Negan. Not the best of the story for me. However, I love Jeffrey Dean Morgan. I found his ability to do the same lovable smile he did on Grey's AWar. Negan. Not the best of the story for me. However, I love Jeffrey Dean Morgan. I found his ability to do the same lovable smile he did on Grey's Anatomy and scare you to pieces on the Walking Dead to be absolutely amazing. And the actor does a phenomenal job playing the Negan from the comic book.
And the story varies a bit between the original written story to the show, but the basics are the same. And the war is horrible, regardless.
This is book one of the war, so I still need to read book two to find out what really happened. Rick is now one-armed from way back. So far, Carl's story is quite different during this part.
I still love reading the comic through the Kindle as it can be helpful to enlarge each frame to see words or art details. I find the paper version impossible, even since my cataract surgery.
I know many find the thought of zombies disgusting or horrid, but I find them to be the thing that proves the metal of the breathing humans....more
I don't usually include a blurb. In this case, I think it is needed.
"When former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis returns home to Milwaukee after her motherI don't usually include a blurb. In this case, I think it is needed.
"When former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis returns home to Milwaukee after her mother's unexpected death, she expects to inherit the family estate, the Elf House. But with the discovery that her mother's will bequeathed the Elf House to a man that Saskia shares a complicated history with, she is forced to reexamine her past--and the romantic relationship that changed the course of her life--for answers. Can she find a way to claim her heritage while keeping her secrets buried, or will the fallout from digging too deep destroy her?
Set against a post #MeToo landscape, The Ingenue delves into mother-daughter relationships, the expectations of talent, the stories we tell ourselves, and what happens when the things that once made you special are taken from you. Moving between Saskia's childhood and the present day, this dark, contemporary fairy tale pulses with desire, longing, and uncertainty, as it builds to its spectacular, shocking climax."
This Kindle version with text-to-speech was from Libby, the library app. I wish I could have found it as an audio version. Sometimes the robotic voice, pleasantly British and all, still confused me as to the speaker's point of view or emotional status.
Still, this book is worth the weirdness you might encounter at first. I nearly tossed the book. I have millions of books to read; why get hung up on something I'm not liking? And I wouldn't say I liked the main character.
But, honestly, you sometimes meet someone who doesn't click with you in real life. Most of the time, it has a lot to do with where you are in your own life, where that person is in theirs, or a combination of the two. I think that is what happened here for me. By the end of the book, I found myself rooting for her and hoping for her best ending.
On the other hand, it was less satisfying for me as a fictional ending than another, more legally binding end. But then again, maybe I missed something in hearing TTS instead of a human voice.
This is worth the read, if only for the altered fairy tale fems.
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