A review by lindsayb
Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride

3.0

This is no traditional, linear biography. McBride gives us a view of James Brown as complex as the man himself. There were times where I really liked that, and I certainly learned more about Brown than I knew previously, but there was enough repetition and circularity that I became impatient at times and wanted more story. Still, this served as a good reminder of how I actually do like to read about music more than I think I do, and I look forward to exploring in more depth some of the musical tangents discussed in this book.

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