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A review by ljrinaldi
Showtime at the Apollo: The Epic Tale of Harlem's Legendary Theater by Ted Fox, James Otis Smith
3.0
This is a review of the galley that is provided. Normally, I don't bring that up in a review, but this graphic novel about the history of the Apollo has been sent out for reviews as a work in progress. Some of the images are well detailed, and drawn, such as the one below.
Others are just sketches, showing where people will be, and what will be drawn.
This throws me off. But, the story itself, is very thorough. The whole history, with all the good, the bad and the ugly, so to speak. As the author said, when he started doing research for writing this history, it was before people could google what they wanted, so he spent a lot of time in the library, and it shows.
This is going to be a great book for people who want to know about what Harlem and the Apollo were like, through the 20th century, this will be a good go to book. However, if you are only slightly interested, you might skip around to find the artist that you want to know about.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Others are just sketches, showing where people will be, and what will be drawn.
This throws me off. But, the story itself, is very thorough. The whole history, with all the good, the bad and the ugly, so to speak. As the author said, when he started doing research for writing this history, it was before people could google what they wanted, so he spent a lot of time in the library, and it shows.
This is going to be a great book for people who want to know about what Harlem and the Apollo were like, through the 20th century, this will be a good go to book. However, if you are only slightly interested, you might skip around to find the artist that you want to know about.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.