A review by rachela1eaf
Somebody to Love: The Life, Death, and Legacy of Freddie Mercury by Matt Richards, Mark Langthorne

3.0

There was a lot of good information in this book, about Queen, Freddie, AIDS, and queer culture. I feel like I learned a lot about all of those topics, and I liked how much of it was direct quotes. That said, some of the framing was odd, particularly around his sexuality--it referred to him as bisexual once or twice, then gay or homosexual throughout most of the rest of the book. This was despite referencing him having romantic and sexual relationships with women multiple times. So, didn't know what to do with that. I also found myself skimming over a lot of the play-by-plays of every gig they ever did. I mean, it's good that information is recorded somewhere but I found it a little extraneous to my interests.