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k8ie_bhear 's review for:
informative
slow-paced
I do think that this book could have benefited from some more editing (e.g., there were several sentences that were repeated pages later and felt awkward to me) and some sections read more like an archival, a list of names and places.
But there was a lot I did enjoy! As an Edmontonian, I loved reading all the names and places of ‘00s Edmonton. In that sense, I actually liked the archival feel to the book: Some of these names and places would be lost with time should someone like Rollie not write them down. My journal, I think, has forever been changed after reading this book as I’ve started to add more names, to “write regionally.”
More than the nostalgia and familiarity factor, I also just really appreciated the love and appreciation Rollie showed for Edmonton. Reading this book made me proud to be from Edmonton.
Finally, I also learned a lot about the music industry and the history of rap that I didn’t know. This book significantly departed from memoir into history lessons at times, but the two stories (the story of Rollie and the story of rap) were clearly inextricably interwoven.
But there was a lot I did enjoy! As an Edmontonian, I loved reading all the names and places of ‘00s Edmonton. In that sense, I actually liked the archival feel to the book: Some of these names and places would be lost with time should someone like Rollie not write them down. My journal, I think, has forever been changed after reading this book as I’ve started to add more names, to “write regionally.”
More than the nostalgia and familiarity factor, I also just really appreciated the love and appreciation Rollie showed for Edmonton. Reading this book made me proud to be from Edmonton.
Finally, I also learned a lot about the music industry and the history of rap that I didn’t know. This book significantly departed from memoir into history lessons at times, but the two stories (the story of Rollie and the story of rap) were clearly inextricably interwoven.