goldripred's reviews
128 reviews

It was decent and reminded me of Frankenstein. Had a lot of similar points and reactions to persecution but were less interesting. The villain is not sympathetic and is very one-dimensional.

So this book is genuinely not that good or groundbreaking. I recommend Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon for a better look at Bobby Kennedy.
A Raging Spirit really praises the ground Bobby walks upon and I found it a bit weak writing overall. I did like how it focused a bit more on the interpersonal relationships between Bobby and Ted Kennedy and how Edward advised Bobby not to run. It made Bobby out to be more of a smooth operator and hyped up his efforts to assisting in civil rights. It made allowances for RFK namely in Vietnam, like he wanted to help France, yes, but not by sending troops into the country unlike LBJ.

Very thought provoking and extremely entertaining read. Did I learn how to judge a psychopath? Not entirely. Was the book a fun read? Yes. I enjoyed the part where the main character meets the normal guy inside the psychiatric wing and likes him. Regardless of how it benefits society it seems unfair to the psychopath to have a persistent label that cannot be changed.

Interesting to see the interplay between the brain and sight. The processing of information is responsible for a lot of what we consider vision. A lot of the problems come from understanding the words or language from strokes affecting parts of the brain. Found the entire book informational and interesting although he also diverges into his own experiences which is a bit personal. It becomes quite raw at the end which may not be everyone's cup of tea.

This book was a waste. So much of it could have been condensed into simply 20-30 pages. Most of the book is a exploration into the author's personal experiences which I could personally care less about. She touts her degree and her experiences as a way to show her specialized insight into the topic of love, but then ends up giving a pretty standard definition of love. Book boils down to, love is created by genetic components from dopamine and hugging chemicals. Then the social influences from society inform how love looks in a sense.

The writing is good but some themes are problematic. I couldn't find myself liking the main character at all and I felt exceedingly bad for the Jewish man in the story. It was sometime disgusting how Hemingway portrayed the Jewish man as conniving and villainous when objectively he has done nothing wrong. I could understand why Hitler existed and had such popular appeal when I read this book.