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Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith
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pun1sher's review
4.0
Damn, what a book.
If you're going to read Shine bright, come prepared. Keep your Spotify open and you headphones recharged, because you will need them.
Speaking on the social side, Shine bright is amazing. It's part memoir and part music history galore and Black history documentary. I think you should read it regardless of your skin color or your country of birth because this is the story of those who were overlooked for so long.
At the same time, the writing overflows with data. There is names and places and songs and dates I had no idea existed. It might be different for an American but God was I bugging. That was the worst part, because I wanted to go on but the data was frying my brain. I didn't know many of the singers and none of the producers. I got lost in between connections. If you're a music geek, this might be a 5 star read but I was struggling at times :/
If you're going to read Shine bright, come prepared. Keep your Spotify open and you headphones recharged, because you will need them.
Speaking on the social side, Shine bright is amazing. It's part memoir and part music history galore and Black history documentary. I think you should read it regardless of your skin color or your country of birth because this is the story of those who were overlooked for so long.
At the same time, the writing overflows with data. There is names and places and songs and dates I had no idea existed. It might be different for an American but God was I bugging. That was the worst part, because I wanted to go on but the data was frying my brain. I didn't know many of the singers and none of the producers. I got lost in between connections. If you're a music geek, this might be a 5 star read but I was struggling at times :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
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