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l1ndz7's review against another edition
Poetic, moving writing connecting music to various events in our history and the authors own personal thoughts on those events and how they relate to him. Not the most interesting collection of essays for me. I couldn’t really relate or connect with everything he was saying about music. I listened to the audiobook and he spoke so fast, it was hard to keep up 😂 (yes, I know I can slow down the speed but if I’m on the normal speed and he sounds like I’m on 2x speed, that’s crazy!!). I still want to check out his other work, The Little Devil in America I believe it’s called. It was a favorite of many book readers I know last year.
rachthefletch's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition
Gorgeous writing on topics I don't care about at all. A 2016 time capsle. If other holds didn't arrive while I was listening I probably would have finished it just because of how beautiful the prose was.
bookreviewswithkb's review against another edition
reflective
4.5
this is for the music lover. for the one who hears a song and suddenly feels seen, feels like someone peered right inside of their soul, like if they just close their eyes they might find the world a little more tolerable while they’re swaying and singing. this is for the people growing up Black in america, feeling seen in the lyrics of a song. for the poets and the essayists. for the poets. for the hopeful, for the lovers. this is for you, you should read this
oswindler's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
crsoentgen's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0