I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here On Earth
Written by Brenda Peterson
Narrated by Brenda Peterson
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About this audiobook
Brenda Peterson
Brenda Peterson is the critically acclaimed author of more than twenty-three books, including five novels—one of which, Duck and Cover (Harper Collins), was a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year” and hailed as a “wicked, black comedy.” Her recent memoir, I Want to Be Left Behind, was selected as a “Top Ten Best Non-Fiction” book by the Christian Science Monitor and an Indie Next “Great Read,” by Independent Booksellers. Her latest nonfiction book, Wolf Nation: The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves, was chosen as a “Best Conservation Book of the Year” by Forbes magazine. Her children’s books include Wild Orca, Catastrophe by the Sea, and the art book, Crane Maiden. Her commentaries have appeared on NPR and in The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Tikkun, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, and Oprah magazine.
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Reviews for I Want To Be Left Behind
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It should be titled 'How I survived my fundamentalist family.' To be honest it is mostly juvenile; however, it did make a turn when she finally realizes her own bigotry and intolerance at play.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this memoir. It was well-written, compelling, funny, serious, and engaging. My background is different from Peterson's but we share a love of forests, Puget Sound, and the awe that comes from the world around us. I appreciated the struggles she went through, and her deep love for her family despite all the differences.