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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.75
Thank you Simon & Schuster Canada/37 INK and NetGalley for this gifted ebook.
I’m a sucker for journalistic writing styles and I thought I enjoyed Daisy Jones & the Six until reading The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. They’re both written in an oral history format about fictional musicians so everyone will be comparing them and this book is SO GOOD that it actually ruined Daisy Jones for me.
This story is fiction but with its focus on race, it feels so real and important. It’s written with such clarity that I could picture Opal’s elaborate costumes and feel the tension building at concerts. I could totally see this getting turned into a TV series.
Part One was a little slow for me, but I could hardly put down the rest of the book.
I’m a sucker for journalistic writing styles and I thought I enjoyed Daisy Jones & the Six until reading The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. They’re both written in an oral history format about fictional musicians so everyone will be comparing them and this book is SO GOOD that it actually ruined Daisy Jones for me.
This story is fiction but with its focus on race, it feels so real and important. It’s written with such clarity that I could picture Opal’s elaborate costumes and feel the tension building at concerts. I could totally see this getting turned into a TV series.
Part One was a little slow for me, but I could hardly put down the rest of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Infidelity and Racial slurs
Minor: Addiction and Sexual assault