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katiescho741 's review for:
Lady Sings the Blues
by Billie Holiday
A short autobiography that has such a strong voice. I had no idea Billie Holiday died only a couple of years after this was published.
Billie is very honest about who she is and what she's done, and she never feels the need to hide her feelings about people or situations. She calls people "bitch" a fair amount, and it seems like she wasn't worried about how she'd come across re her drug taking, relationships with married men, etc. It's clear that she hasn't dulled her personality while writing this, either. It's got a colloquial touch that, surprisingly, you don't always get in autobiographies.
It's a little muddled at times, and there are so many names, club names, places mentioned that it's hard to keep track of things. I assume a lot of these names would have been fairly well known if you were a fan of jazz in the 20s-40s, but most of it is background noise now, and Billie offers no explanation for many of the names.
It's a great look into the mind of an icon of the 20th century, and her very colourful life.
Billie is very honest about who she is and what she's done, and she never feels the need to hide her feelings about people or situations. She calls people "bitch" a fair amount, and it seems like she wasn't worried about how she'd come across re her drug taking, relationships with married men, etc. It's clear that she hasn't dulled her personality while writing this, either. It's got a colloquial touch that, surprisingly, you don't always get in autobiographies.
It's a little muddled at times, and there are so many names, club names, places mentioned that it's hard to keep track of things. I assume a lot of these names would have been fairly well known if you were a fan of jazz in the 20s-40s, but most of it is background noise now, and Billie offers no explanation for many of the names.
It's a great look into the mind of an icon of the 20th century, and her very colourful life.