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Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith
3 reviews
simplybibliophiles's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
As a veteran music journalist, Danyel Smith has had (and still does have) an undeniable impact on the culture and music journalism as a whole. Her entire career has set a journalistic precedent that I’m not sure anyone else could meet. She has interviewed and written articles about some of the foremost artists across musical genres, mainly black and brown artists, of the last 60 years over her 30+ year career.
Can she write? Duh.
Does she have great taste in music? Duh.
Did this book require countless hours of writing, organizing, and fact-checking? Without a doubt.
Does she excel in providing several examples and giving context to the repeated erasure of Black musical artistry over the history of popular music? Yes.
When the synopsis says, “A weave of biography, criticism, and memoir,” did this necessarily work in practice? No.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse
Minor: Addiction, Racism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Suicide
franklola's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Grief
indalauryn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
My friend dustdaughter gifted me this audiobook and I spent a few days listening to it and enjoyed every second. I knew a bit of Smith's writing sporadically over the years and realize that a lot of the music journalism I enjoyed came from her. This mix of personal memoir, music review, and historical chronicles is exactly what I wanted in music journalism and also why I love when Black women talk about ourselves without the lens of anthropological outsider. This one is truly a must-read for anyone who loves music history.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Homophobia
Smith talks openly about physical and mental abuse at the hands of her stepfather as well as abuse many of the women suffered from others in their lives from family and industry people.
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