iaproton's reviews
336 reviews

 A very wandering style with many tangents and a lot of people mentioned,hard to focus on as it's not one single story and too many names to remember.Mildly funny,it does get better after a while,teh narrator does raise his voice during the mouse infestation chapter so not the best audiobook to relax to.There's a lot of dialogue.Things that were missing were an explanation of why he stopped being a priest and also how he found the meaning of life among the shelves. Not worth a second listen and moderately entertaining.

Not as good and as funny as Seatmate.Audio has sound effects and music at the end,so not so great for falling asleep to.

Narrator randomly emphasises random words by saying them louder,irritating.

Not funny enough. Book contains applause and theme music (FYI for those who are sensitive)

It starts out gross (maggot bath anyone?) with a sadistic woman who gives severe beatings for fun.
sound effects are present in the audiobook with a full cast, there are a lot of characters.

Contains sound effects and dramatic music. Belle's voice isn't the same as in the movie.
It does contain barking sound effects of angry wolves that could be scary for some children.

As someone with reduced energy levels and complex trauma part 1 of her getting ill wasn't too graphic or triggering.Google Books,the ebook sample has most of that chapter for free and the app will read it aloud to you if reading text is not preferred.

Part 2

Share- talking to others about our burdens,social connection. Medical trauma story about a doctor being unhelpful about fatigue. I disagree with her that it's appropriate to share with almost anybody/friends, for people with trauma or people pleasing even if they are your friends talking to a therapist would be wiser because you can burden a traumatized person with your own problems. Some mild comedy in this part ( and throughout the audiobook she does occasionally raise her voice if that's a sensitivity for you.) Talk therapy isn't for everyone, some may need to approach it somatically (through body sensations)

Surrender- not a step by step guide to acceptance and she gets religious at the end. She endorses exposure therapy things which can be re-traumatizing.

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Loving ourselves

A bit boring at times,annoying nosy,bossy neighbor. Not as good as her other audio books.