Less a bio, more a series of essays of what AOC means as a young, progressive, woman of color from a working class background.

I would have liked more biography than just one chapter, and more depth on her political ideologies.

But I loved seeing what she means as a symbol of a changing future. Her election is a sign of a shift towards a more diverse, more representative Congress. And the narrators for this book were well chosen. They were personable and spoke clearly. Listening to this book felt like sitting down with some friends who feel very passionately about something.

And I can’t wait to see what she accomplishes.

I received a post-publication copy of the audiobook courtesy of Dreamscape Media via NetGalley this fall. In the days leading up to Election Day and throughout this very long month of November post-election, I have turned to this book as a source of inspiration for hope. Hope for New York, hope for women, hope for my fellow Americans who don't share the same privileges that I was born into; hope for a better world beyond 2020. The voices that celebrated AOC in this collection of moving and inspired essays celebrate a force that is actively changing what it means to be an American. AOC gives me hope each day and, more importantly, this book helped me to understand the power that a hope like that holds for people who don't look like me.

These essays were emotional and thought provoking, and like, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez herself, deeply inspiring. My only qualm was that I wish the audiobook had been narrated by the essayists themselves. I feel that this would've given a more authentic level of emotion to the tone of some essays; but without it, this recording still brought tears to my eye multiple times.

I think that I expected something different when I requested this book. What this book is, actually, is a series of essays about Ocasio Cortez and the way in which the authors feel about her, her work and the way in which her accomplishments have impacted them. Some of the essays are interesting and well written, but it becomes very repetitive. We hear a lot of commentary about AOC. but nothing by her.

I found that the narrator talked in a monotone and didn't add a lot - I may have enjoyed reading a physical copy more.

This book was not just educational, but eye-opening. This was a heartfelt read elaborating on not just the progress AOC has made, but the impact. As a white female, I know I am privileged and I am constantly trying to better understand other perspectives. This book really helped me better understand the importance of having someone from a minority group as a political super hero.

Having read the description of the audiobook, I knew this was a collection of stories about ways AOC has inspired others. I loved the way the book moved through different perspectives and allowed you to see not only how she has inspired others, but how they plan to change the world too. This is a great book to here other peoples' stories, and really understand how different it can be from your own experience.
The only thing that I didn't like was the many mentions of the Netflix documentary about AOC, not that I'm mad there is one because I didn't know and now want to watch it, but because it was mentioned so often and summarized so much at first I thought I wouldn't need to watch it because most of it was going to be described to me in the book.
I do understand AOC is just starting out her career in politics so there wasn't much biographical information to share, but I felt some of the essays were repeating the same facts at first. However this didn't last too long and the later essays go into new areas. Also its probably hard to regulate what parts of someone's actions a person relates to or is inspired by, so there was bound to be overlap.
I loved the narrator, she did a great job of voicing everyone's different essays.

I decided to listen to this in order to learn more about AOC. As a millennial myself, I am in awe of her as she is unafraid to speak what she believes. Through this book, I can tell how she grew up definitely made her who she is today. I did enjoy listening to each of the contributors perspective on AOC, but some content was repetitive so it was difficult to differentiate each perspective. I think this book could have been improved by having somewhat of a biographical portion that lead into the devotional portion from each of the contributors.

Thank you for the free listen in return for an honest review!

This book is less a biography of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and is instead an incredibly moving collection of personal, politically charged essays about what her presence in the American political and public life means for people across the country. A large portion of this collection focuses specifically on the meaning of AOC’s representation of Latinx women, and Puerto Ricans specifically, with multiple contributors describing her “bright red lips and gold hoops.” I found myself emotionally moved dozens of times while listening to this audiobook, and the reader’s performance is incredibly stirring - she perfectly emphasizes every emotional punch. The essays in the collection cover political topics of poverty, environmental justice, immigration, and voter suppression. While I don't think this book will convince anyone who is not already a fan of AOC to switch sides, I believe this collection can reach through the people who support Democratic policies or AOC’s efforts in Congress but feel burnt out by all of the difficulties facing our country. I know this book inspired a lot of hope in me.

Listening to this book, at different times made me grin like an idiot (behind my mask), feel like I could do more, and challenged me to do so.

While I am not a Woman of Color, having come from a background of poverty hearing others speak about the importance of helping people. That we keep moving further and further away from those who are in need. Even assuming that these people can't be considered independent and hardworking if they also rely on any amount of help to ensure that they can survive in this world.

While this book is dedicated to AOC and the future she advocates for. I think a lot of these essays could be beneficial in showing the world why we need to make changes to the way the world is.

"What does a Just Society mean to you?" is what I took from this collection of essays but there are so many amazing works that touch on so much more.

It’s funny cause I just watched the Netflix documentary on her and Cori and I thought this book would be a wonderful way to continue that theme of powerful women making big changes in poltics. And I was thrilled by the insight on her. I did find a lot of repetition on knowledge that’s already out there and would have enjoyed learning something new but all-in-all this was a pleasant listen while commuting to and from work.

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez-Cortez is certainly a woman who is on the rise in the political circles. I did not know much about her or her background in politics so I decided to request this short biography about her by Lynda Lopez. As I listened To the stories I felt honored and empowered. Honored because I have had the chance to meet her and see for myself the integrity and humbleness that she radiates. Empowered because as a woman, I know that that I can become anything I want to and at any age. We are told stories by 17 different people who range from journalists to community activists. Those stories are written not so much about her but for her. I was not disappointed in the fact that I did not learn much about her political views or issues even though I was hoping to. However, I learned much more than that. I learned that she is kind, humble, a strong advocate of what she believes in...ie climate control. This is more or less a let5er to AOC by those whom she has touched and helped. I have always been a strong republican woman but in the last 4 yrs I have decided to put my country before my party and it looks like I am not alone.


Thank you to netgalley as well as the author/publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you for much for this free review copy.

I loved this book so much. As an immigrant and a woman I am so inspired to hear AOC story and learn about why she matters and what she has accomplished already. I think the world needs more books like this where women of color have room to talk about one of their own and can empower each other. This book is an essay collection about different aspects of AOC from her background, to her social media presence, policies and impact on the country and much more. I loved that every essay was written by a different person of color and how they connected their own experiences with the story of AOC.
I felt so inspired by this book and AOC herself, I love how she stands up for what she believes and how by being bold she can start bringing change to this country.
I don't understand why some people don't like her and are so afraid of her since the things she stands for, are all for the benefit of the people and out world.
GO AOC, you inspire me to be a better person and to stand up for what I believe.

The narrator was wonderful too and I want everyone to read this book.

I was a bit disappointed by this one. I thought it would be more of a biography of AOC, which is what I was interested in reading about.

As a Cuban-American daughter of immigrants AOC has always been an inspiring person. This book really does add to that inspiration to me. I was very emotional reading about all the people who are like me that she has inspired. Being Hispanic you don't always see someone like you in high levels of government much less a woman that is so courageous and willing to speak out for others. Reading about others stories was also something that really spoke to me. I will definitely be saving this for my niece to one day read so that she too can feel as inspired by AOC as all of us. This is AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ!!!

In 2018, I was thrilled when so many women were elected to Congress. Then I learned about AOC. It meant so much to me that a young, millennial woman not much older than me was elected to Congress. Her victory made me feel like I could do that too. That anything I wanted to do was possible and that people shouldn’t write off young people.

This book is a collection of essays from writers, politicians, activists, and more about what AOC means to them. I learned so much about her (I had no idea she majored in IR like I did!) and my admiration for her grew.

I highly recommend this book if you’re a fan of AOC or if you just want to know why so many people are inspired by her. AOC gives me hope for our future.

This book was not what I had expected. I had anticipated a biography on AOC. Instead it was a collection of articles from people in the general public who admire AOC. Overall it was a really fascinating and quick read/listen. The audiobook narrator was fun to listen to and easy to understand.

I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

In AOC, 17 writers reflect on what it has meant to them for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to be elected as one of the few Latina women in the United States Congress. Some facts of AOC's life are given but much time is also devoted to each author's personal life – how it matches with AOC's background, how what she has done has affected them, and so on.

I enjoyed listening to how AOC's election to Congress affected people, especially seeing themselves in her. Her political views are similar to my own, so I have been happy seeing someone in Washington trying to make changes for the better. However, listening to these stories gave me a better appreciation of how much more personal it is for other Americans to see AOC in her position of power. The main downside I saw to the book was that, as it has chapters written by 17 different people, and AOC has only been in Congress for 2 years, there was a fair amount of repetition of recounting the highlights of her campaign and career. I would be interested to see how such a book would look in another 10 or 20 years.

I like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as much as the next liberal millennial, so I was excited to get a chance to read this! That being said, I thought it would be more biographical. What it is, however, is a 240 page love letter. I am not a fan of fawning (I'm half German, that's not how we do) so you understand my rating is not a reflection of dislike for the woman on the cover, but the repetitive and slightly cringey content of the book. I kind of wonder what AOC would think of it? She doesn't seem like the kind of person who would much care to have people paint her a haloed hero. She seems too down to earth and self-aware for that. Of course, I understand that she and what she stands for means a lot to people, especially, perhaps, the Latinx community, and I don't want to diminish that, but I hoped for a deeper look at her rise and endeavors thus far. In any case, if you are an AOC superfan, you might like this, but I didn't feel it provided an especially balanced or nuanced look at the undeniably impressive, but human woman in question.

This audiobook was received as an ARC from Dreamscape Media in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I am very familiar of the bravery and inspiration of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez otherwise known as AOC and the courage she took to stand up for what is right and helped paved the way for many women to attend the school of their dreams, get the promotion they deserve and be heard for their rights and beliefs once and for all. Her determination to keep fighting and never give up was so inspiring that many young women will follow her lead. One part of the book that stood out to me was the mention that there are so many women that were vocal in some of our freedoms but we never know who they are or they never receive the honorable mention or credit they deserve. Even though discrimination is highly more aware during this time, it is still very disappointing to see the struggle women face each day and how undeserving they must feel. A lot of our students are picking AOC in their biography project and this is a perfect secondary source to add to the collection.

We will consider adding this title to our Audiobook collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

I got an ARC of this audiobook.

I will admit, I didn’t read the description of this book. I saw AOC and just knew I needed to read/listen. I thought it was going to be a memoir or a biography. It really isn’t either. Instead, it is a collection of essays about why AOC is important and what her being elected means for people.

The essays vary from more biography about AOC to a letter to AOC to descriptions of the issues with The Green New Deal. It was fascinating to hear these people who had such strong opinions and feelings about AOC, the current political climate, and how things are working in the country. Each chapter had a different author, which just felt like it was the best way to show just how important AOC to the US. The way AOC shows what is happening and what is wrong as well as the huge things she has already pushed for in her short career can only be shown through multiple lenses.

The narrator has the exact perfect voice for this book. The narrator is able to say AOC’s name correctly. She has the ability and the respect to say the names correctly. There was even an essay that mentioned that AOC has been called out for saying her name correctly and how republicans in particular have been trying to make her whiten her name. There are so many reasons why I love this narrator from the way she can convey emotions to the way that she doesn’t rush through things, even when I would have been reading the passage as quickly as possible.

Overall, this book was something that can be read one chapter at a time and a chapter can be skipped while still understanding the overall message. Each chapter is a wonderful read. I feel grateful that I was able to hear these stories and these essays. They are worth listening to.

I learned so much about politics in this book. It was accessible and it was something I needed to hear.

I enjoyed this "ode" to AOC. I personally look up to AOC a ton, so to hear from other voices that also look up to her is nice.