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A review by debz57a52
Freddie and Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody by Mike Dawson
3.0
This is a difficult book to rate or review for me. On one hand, the way Dawson draws and writes his history, he is being very honest about how single-minded he is in his discussions with others about Queen, to the exclusion of all else in some cases. In this aspect, he is kind of annoying for me as a reader. I, too, liked Queen at a time when no one else did and was completely bothered (and somewhat vindicated) when they became popular again due to Wayne's World. But I also had other interests, even in other bands, and tried to find common ground with others based on a variety of interests.
On the other hand, I appreciate his honesty in depicting himself as an awkward pre-teen, an obsessed and maybe socially awkward teen, and even admitting to the designs he had on his friend's girlfriend when his friend was still dating her. I thought it was cool how he tried to show us, the readers, the way his mind works and the interplay of images and songs. And I thought the way the narrative wound up, with the unification of his interests and his sister's, despite their earlier conflict, was cool, although her generally fangirl feelings even in her 30s were a little jarring for me.
All in all, I guess I'd give this GN a 2.5 star rating for myself, but I'm rounding to 3 because I've been through some of what Dawson has and I feel for him.
On the other hand, I appreciate his honesty in depicting himself as an awkward pre-teen, an obsessed and maybe socially awkward teen, and even admitting to the designs he had on his friend's girlfriend when his friend was still dating her. I thought it was cool how he tried to show us, the readers, the way his mind works and the interplay of images and songs. And I thought the way the narrative wound up, with the unification of his interests and his sister's, despite their earlier conflict, was cool, although her generally fangirl feelings even in her 30s were a little jarring for me.
All in all, I guess I'd give this GN a 2.5 star rating for myself, but I'm rounding to 3 because I've been through some of what Dawson has and I feel for him.