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Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters by Andrew H. Knoll
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Nana, Vol. 8 by Ai Yazawa
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Babs likes to gab.
Clocking in at over 48 hours this is the longest audiobook I’ve ever listened to and even with increased speed it still took me a week to finish, so library users, skip the line copies or short rentals may not be your friend here.
Now I’m not a Barbra fan. I don’t think I’ve ever watched any of her movies, except Meet The Parents, and as far as her music goes I won’t be picking her for karaoke.
This is going to be an absolute win for people who have a shrine to Barbra hidden in their closet. The people that know her movies word for word and have all her albums. What Barbra shares in these 48 hours is her life, along with the inside scoop of why movies and music were done the way they were. She truly spares no detail.
With that being said, there’s a lot of information packed into this, was it all necessary? IMHO, no but again I saw that as an outsider of the cult of Babs. There is also some repetition, unsure if it was loose editing or more in line thinking readers 30 hours deep forgot about things mentioned in the first 10 hours.
Overall, I still got a lot out of this memoir and Barbra is really, really, REALLY funny. It’s the self deprecating humour for me. There’s stories in here that had me laughing out loud. There’s also some preachy ramblings that seem oddly tossed into this, but hell, Babs is in her 80s, frankly she can do whatever the hell she wants.
Clocking in at over 48 hours this is the longest audiobook I’ve ever listened to and even with increased speed it still took me a week to finish, so library users, skip the line copies or short rentals may not be your friend here.
Now I’m not a Barbra fan. I don’t think I’ve ever watched any of her movies, except Meet The Parents, and as far as her music goes I won’t be picking her for karaoke.
This is going to be an absolute win for people who have a shrine to Barbra hidden in their closet. The people that know her movies word for word and have all her albums. What Barbra shares in these 48 hours is her life, along with the inside scoop of why movies and music were done the way they were. She truly spares no detail.
With that being said, there’s a lot of information packed into this, was it all necessary? IMHO, no but again I saw that as an outsider of the cult of Babs. There is also some repetition, unsure if it was loose editing or more in line thinking readers 30 hours deep forgot about things mentioned in the first 10 hours.
Overall, I still got a lot out of this memoir and Barbra is really, really, REALLY funny. It’s the self deprecating humour for me. There’s stories in here that had me laughing out loud. There’s also some preachy ramblings that seem oddly tossed into this, but hell, Babs is in her 80s, frankly she can do whatever the hell she wants.