I thought this was a well written insightful book. ...
927195
I thought this was a well written insightful book. I have friends that are hoarders and this has given me insight into what their children must feel, thanks to the honesty of the author.
465625
This was an excellently written book. I am an introvert and definitely related to a lot of the points made. However, it also helped me see some things in a different light and understand the interactions between extroverts and introverts better.
1930238
This book is one I did not finish as it was very sad. It is well written and informative.  I identified too closely with the situation so It was not "entertaining" for me. I'm sure many others will find it an inspirational book.
843848
AN INSIGHTFUL BOOK, very well written, but with its sets of flaws...
2459873
I THOUGHT THIS BOOK WAS RATHER INSIGHTFUL.  YOU COULD ACTUALLY FEEL THE PAIN THAT COAUTHOR HENG MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED AS A CHINESE CITIZEN.  IT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD FOR HIM TO FIRST SEE HIS PARENTS' MARRIAGE CRUMBLE ALL BECAUSE OF POLITICAL PRESSURE, AND THEN FOR HIM TO SEEK ESCAPE (ANYWAY HE COULD) FROM WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AN UNHAPPY EXISTENCE. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR PEOPLE SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE ABOUT CHINA.
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The Picture Bride was a reading requirement to a college class and I have to admit that I was not happy about reading another "boring" book. However, this book proved to be both insightful and engaging. I would recommend reading Picture Bride. It is not a book that I would have pick for myself and therefore I was not only educated by reading the book but I my eyes were opened to my short sightness when it comes to choosing books to read.
4297430
So well written, I found it to be informative and helpful .  We need a road map to help guide the way on our
Independent life adventure.  I am very thankful to have read this book.  It settled some questions I was thinking.  Thank you
1556678
I enjoyed reading this book. I have always enjoyed reading history books,  but struggle when the writing in long and dry. This book was neither of those things. I found it to be interesting and insightful. Each chapter was long enough to provide useful information regarding the various wars and battles that were being discussed and to tell the story of each of the soldiers being highlighted without becoming boring or long winded. I  appreciated that a wide variety of soldiers were represented.

 As a woman in her 30's, I will admit that understanding the various wars that our country has been engaged in has not been something that I have excelled at, but after reading this book, I have a better understanding of the different wars and a deeper appreciation for the soldiers who fought in them. My grandfather fought in the Korean War. I was visiting him at about the same time that I was reading the chapter on the Korean War. Because of this,  I was encouraged to discuss his military service with him, which is not something we have ever really discussed before.

It took me a few chapters to get into John McCain's writing style of starting the story midway and then backtracking to tell the beginning and then the conclusion. But overall, I enjoyed his writing style. I also felt like the teaser for some of the chapters suggested a more in depth story was coming, but then the specifics were never shared.

I think that my favorite line from the books is this: " It is disrespectful to sentimentalize war, to make it seem glorious and romantic. When we do, we devalue the sacrifices made in it." I think that this line sums up the feel of the book nicely. I would definitely recommend this book!
4405539
I thought the book was very well written.  However, I thought that the author had more of a Catholoc slant on it since most of his recent year were in a Catholic organization/
2818337
I thought this was very well written in an unsual style, with great insight by the author. I hope she writes another book in a few years.
929257
I enjoyed reading this book as I had had an experience myself and some of the things that she described in her book,
I could relate to as being the same as mine.
This book is well written and I feel that it enlightened my experience more.
1622280
I found the  book to be quite interesting and thought provoking.

It has provided me with some insight which I had not previously detected.
2041055
Very good insight...some things about God did not quite gel with me...learning to love oneself is very well explained...living in in the here and now is very understandable...giving and receiving is also well explained...how to threat others is another topic I enjoyed...well written...
Trust and love...
2293634
Being of a different religion, I found this book to be insightful and intelligently written.  There were many misconceptions I had of the jewish religion, and this book addressed the issues and Ideas I once held to be true.  My sincere thanks to the author.
1804016
I enjoyed the book much more than I thought I would given the title, which now as I ponder Jim Goods writing is quite interesting.  I assumed it might be a push on religion but there was none of that.  It was a well written view from a young boys point of view growing up in a poor southern family with an overzealous father in regards to religion.  The author did not try to push a religious point but let the reader have insight how his own religious views formed.

The story was very insightful about growing up in the 1940s and having to move so many times.  In the world we live in now with all our possessions, I would find it impossible.  I admire his mother for having to start a new life so many times with nothing.  It was a clear piece of history that we tend to forget in this era of abundance.
1097371
This book was really well written . . I liked this book. . . . . . . . .
2036819
I was a little taken aback at some of the reviews of this book. What I liked about it is the insight it gave me into the world of someone very overweight--how distorted her world was, and the difficulty she had, after losing the weight, of really understanding and believing that she was an attractive, desireable woman.  I've never had a weight problem and so the book opened my eyes to a new reality.

Isn't that what a good book is supposed to do?  Surely there is more than enough written already about how to lose weight.  That would not have kept my interest;  this book I read in an afternoon.