Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation Audiobook

" I wish I could have given this more stars; I had high hopes for it. While I thought the information was very good, I found the presentation hard to follow. It jumped around a lot for me. Also, thought the commentary from the author was annoying or I disagreed with it (I'm not a history expert, but sometimes I thought she put a twist on things where there wasn't much basis). I'm curious if her other books are similar to this one. "

" I enjoyed this book very much. It was a good review of Revolutionary history, told from the lives and points of view of the women of the time. I like Cokie Roberts' commentary (yes, I'm a NPR junky). Thanks to Alisha for letting me borrow the book. "

" So far, so good. This is "beach reading does history," but very enjoyable. A few spots that needed more careful editing, but so far I've enjoyed it. I'm to about the middle of the book right now. "

" I found this book well written, but thematically repetitious as though the author were trying to force the history to her conclusions and assumptions. Still worth the read. "

" This book was a reminder that I don't know my own history very well. I also was reminded that I have no reason to whine about anything! These women were truly amazing. "

" I love reading about strong women and I also love history books. This has both "

" I enjoyed this book. I sometimes felt Cokie Roberts took some liberties with her aside comments. But it gives a good feel for how American women and their perspective on things has developed since the beginning. I also liked it because having been a politicians wife and a lone a lot it was interesting from that perspective "

" Great stories about women in early America! It's well written, but is not a fast read. "

" I could not finish this. I found her style to be difficult to read, and her personal comments to be annoying. "

" Always nice to read about the people who really kept the nation running! :-) "

" Interesting information but the booked jumped around to much. "

" This is the worst book I have ever read! Maybe not the worst, but it was really bad!!!! "

" I had looked forward to reading this book but was extremely disappointed. The organization of the information was fragmented. It could have been so much better. "

" I really enjoyed this book. It is based on the stories of all the women (mothers, girlfriends, wives) of the founding fathers. It makes me proud to be a woman. Though, I'm not a big fan of the author's writing style. "

" I powerful book about our founding mothers. Christie thought I would like it so I listened to it on audible and then took the time to read it. "

" Interesting subject matter but Cokie needs to learn to write. She insults the reader with her offhanded commentary. "

" Cokie Roberts brings this point of history and the women who contributed so much of themselves brilliantly alive. "

" I actually didn't finish this book. I got rather bored with it as all of the founding women's contributions seemed pretty much the same. The time period was pretty restrictive for women. "

" Made it about half-way through. Includes interesting information about the women who shaped our country's founding fathers. The writing jumps between stories without much to tie it all together. "

" This book relates the lives and letters of the women who helped shape our nation. I learned a lot about how our nation was formed and it gave a great window into the lives of the women of that time. "

" Disappointing book. Hard to follow because of dis-jointed writing that tries to cover too much material on too many characters. Overall very dry. Read for book club as part of an election theme. "

" An interesting take on history-from the women's view. I did not finish all of it due to time. A little disorganized. "

" While this was a very interesting book as far as content goes, the style was a bit too snarky and scattered for my taste. "

" I expected better writing from this author. Seemed disjointed. "

" It was a slow read like others have said but definitely worth it. I learned a lot of things I never knew about the women of our country. "

" It was a slow read, but interesting. "

" Had to read this for book club. BORING! I had to treat it like a school assignment to even make it halfway through. Interesting information but written in such a textbook manner as to make it the best cure for insomnia ever! "

" I didn't like her writing style or the constant interjections of her opinion. Both things made it hard to read. However, I loved the historical information and some of the smaller side stories of women in our history, especially toward the end of the book. "

" Assigned by my book club. The first chapter or so was interesting, but nothing I wanted to lose sleep to read... "

" If only I could love the founding fathers MORE for reading this book... But since that isn't happening, I am definitely enjoying learning more about the women who impacted the birth of our great nation. "

" It was a slow read like others have said but definitely worth it. I learned a lot of things I never knew about the women of our country. "

" Had an interesting premise...but I could not get past the way the book was organized and written. "

" Loved reading about the Founding Mothers. So much information I never knew before. Inspiring read for women. Men should read this to gain a new respect for the strength and resiliance of the fairer sex. "