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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
I hesitated about reading this book. I was waiting for my daughter to pick me up from work when I saw an online article with an excerpt from this book. Not having been a fan of Bobby Brown's perception of his and Whitney's relationship made me wary. I wasn't sure if Robyn Crawford was just another vulture living off the carrion of what was a glorious career. Another person willing to dredge up dirty details for personal gain.
Between the pages of this book you will find a young woman who's identity was shaped by a savior complex. From an early age saving those she loved from harm and self inflicted wounds was what made Robyn feel a part of the world around her. By the time she encountered Whitney Elizabeth Houston she was desensitized to dysfunction, making excuses for the inappropriate disrespectful behavior of grown ups who should have known better. Her unwillingness to be confrontational superseded the need for self-preservation. I'm not quite sure if she is aware even now that the relationship she recounts in A Song For You was abusive, physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Her foundation for life made her a guppy in Houston land. She was fodder for Whitney and all of the bigger fish that Whitney allowed to decimate her. Robyn has penned a sad memoir, where at times it's hard for her to even separate herself from Whitney as an individual.
Between the pages of this book you will find a young woman who's identity was shaped by a savior complex. From an early age saving those she loved from harm and self inflicted wounds was what made Robyn feel a part of the world around her. By the time she encountered Whitney Elizabeth Houston she was desensitized to dysfunction, making excuses for the inappropriate disrespectful behavior of grown ups who should have known better. Her unwillingness to be confrontational superseded the need for self-preservation. I'm not quite sure if she is aware even now that the relationship she recounts in A Song For You was abusive, physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Her foundation for life made her a guppy in Houston land. She was fodder for Whitney and all of the bigger fish that Whitney allowed to decimate her. Robyn has penned a sad memoir, where at times it's hard for her to even separate herself from Whitney as an individual.
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This was so much better than I thought it would be. Robyn's take on her time with Whitney and experiences with the people around her was intriguing. It also confirmed a lot of things that I thought about Whitney, the Houston's and some of the celebrities surrounding her. I am happy that after it all, Robyn was able to find love for herself, though it is unfortunate that Whitney seemed to be tortured most of her life.
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This was a beautiful and crushing story - you know the end results, you want it to be different. It's heartbreaking just how used Whitney was by her family and bobby brown's family, and how those people isolated her from the people who had her true best interests at heart.
It's also disgusting that the media made everything worse - they wouldn't shut up about the "lesbian rumors," the tabloids reveled in showing Whitney at her very worst. She was ridiculed and disrespected when what she needed was help.
also, fuck bobby brown forever and ever. he didn't deserve her.
I watched Robyn's Red Table Talk with JPS about this book last night before I finished, and it was a really beautiful episode that had me crying. I'm so glad that Robyn was able to heal and have a family...it punched me in the gut to hear/read about the missed messages from Whitney, how Robyn could never call her back.
and then Bobbie Kristina....these women deserved to be loved and respected, cared for, deserved more than what they were given.
It's also disgusting that the media made everything worse - they wouldn't shut up about the "lesbian rumors," the tabloids reveled in showing Whitney at her very worst. She was ridiculed and disrespected when what she needed was help.
also, fuck bobby brown forever and ever. he didn't deserve her.
I watched Robyn's Red Table Talk with JPS about this book last night before I finished, and it was a really beautiful episode that had me crying. I'm so glad that Robyn was able to heal and have a family...it punched me in the gut to hear/read about the missed messages from Whitney, how Robyn could never call her back.
and then Bobbie Kristina....these women deserved to be loved and respected, cared for, deserved more than what they were given.
Beautiful, honest and heartbreaking -- the story of Whitney Houston's divine talent, close friendship, and all the ways people outside of that friendship were intimidated and threatened by it. The story makes me wonder how any of the surviving members of Houston's (let alone Bobby Brown's) family can look themselves in the face when you consider what they enabled in her and how they sponged off of her.
The book is a quick, easy read (I actually listened to it, and Robyn narrates it. There are a few places where her voice catches, and it really hit me in my heart). Makes me want to YouTube old videos of Whitney.
The book is a quick, easy read (I actually listened to it, and Robyn narrates it. There are a few places where her voice catches, and it really hit me in my heart). Makes me want to YouTube old videos of Whitney.
Heartbreaking and beautiful story on love and very challenging life lessons.
A great perspective of Whitney as a person from a long term BFF.
Three stars for the so-so quality of the writing, but this book had me rapt. The love and devotion Crawford shows for Whitney Houston and her legacy is truly touching, making the ultimate outcome all the more devastating. Told with empathy and compassion.