Jeff Porter
Autore di Planet Claire: Suite for Cello and Sad-Eyed Lovers
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Porter, Jeffrey Lyn
- Data di nascita
- 1951
- Sesso
- male
- Relazioni
- Claire Sponsler (wife)
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Planet claire : suite for cello and sad-eyed lovers… di Jeffrey Lyn Porter
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This book was very cathartic to me. I too have lost a loved one that was very devastating and sudden. To read of another person's journey the first year after the lost was to follow in his footsteps. Not everyone grieves the same but you will have the same emotions at times. Mr. Porter's book put a lot into perspective for me. He honored his wife's memory and also the pain of losing her and put into words what many cannot. I would recommend this to anyone who has lost a loved one.
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TX1955 | 7 altre recensioni | Jan 30, 2022 | This is a thesis or dissertation...I don't know what the confusion seems to be for other readers as the author explicitly states this at the beginning. As such, I wasn't really off-put as other readers seemed to be...I have started realizing I do like reading slightly more academic theses-to-books like these. This is not a comprehensive reminiscence of old-time radio shows. It covers a few big personalities, audio techniques, a good dose of theory and philosophy behind the medium, and a few of the game-changers that brought radio programming to a new level. As a young-un, I don't really have a context or knowledge of radio broadcasting apart from a basic knowledge of Fireside Chats and War of the Worlds, so I really got a lot out of this. And as someone with a very amateur interest and knowledge base in audio production, I really dug the discussions on the theoretical/historical context of radio programming. The chapter on women in radio was particularly astounding. (Long live Agnes Moorehead.)
I do wish the audio recording of this had a different reader and that it took a Naxos "Life and Works" series approach, incorporating the actual broadcasts. As it is, I would be interested in tracking down a hard copy of this so that I could possibly seek out the referenced material on my own.… (altro)
I do wish the audio recording of this had a different reader and that it took a Naxos "Life and Works" series approach, incorporating the actual broadcasts. As it is, I would be interested in tracking down a hard copy of this so that I could possibly seek out the referenced material on my own.… (altro)
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LibroLindsay | Jun 18, 2021 | Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.
My apologies to Ann Hood, who wrote that this would grab everyone who reads it. It did not. At least not this reader. It felt like I was trudging through a huge mud puddle trying to get to the other side. I mean no disrespect. The death of a spouse is devastating, to say the least. The authors deep thoughts were too much for me. It was probably cathartic writing down all those memories and am happy for him if it helped to process his grief. To be fair, I am not a huge fan of memoirs so this is on me.
I won this from LibraryThing giveaway for an honest review - thank you! 2.5 stars… (altro)
I won this from LibraryThing giveaway for an honest review - thank you! 2.5 stars… (altro)
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Dannadee | 7 altre recensioni | Mar 18, 2021 | Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.
Jeff Porter's wife, Claire, died suddenly, leaving Jeff devastated and adrift. This grief memoir really captures grief as I've experienced it as well, showing how one can be overcome and paralyzed by pain and loss and also able to remember and treasure lovely times. He feels the void of Claire's loss acutely, and shares it in this book with grace and almost a sense of wonder. I appreciated Porter's vulnerability, and his willingness to share his love and loss in Planet Claire.
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lisalangford | 7 altre recensioni | Mar 3, 2021 | Statistiche
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- 3.8
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- 9
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- 16