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A review by jswense
Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury by Matt Richards, Mark Langthorne
4.0
This is an incredibly well researched, compassionate biography. It firmly situates Freddie’s life and legacy within the greater context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and queer history in general. It did well what the film Bohemian Rhapsody failed to do. It showed Freddie’s humanity in all it’s complexity and ambiguity.
Two warnings:
1. There’s lots of bi-erasure with the authors often referring to Freddie as a gay man.
2. Due to it’s deep dive into the HIV/AIDS epidemic it is incredibly upsetting and difficult to read at times.
Two warnings:
1. There’s lots of bi-erasure with the authors often referring to Freddie as a gay man.
2. Due to it’s deep dive into the HIV/AIDS epidemic it is incredibly upsetting and difficult to read at times.