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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford

April 23, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had hoped to like R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford a bit more than I did. Perhaps my desire to like it “a lot” made it impossible for the result to live up to my expectations. Yet in the end, I enjoyed reading this glimpse into Franklin’s world. It just will probably not be on my top ten of favorite picture books I read this year list. This book is simple, but not simplistic. We see the life and […]

“Mama always knew the wrong thing to say.”

Beauty Mark: a Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe by Carole Boston Weatherford

March 3, 2021 by cosbrarian 4 Comments

In this slim volume, Weatherford imagines a memoir written by Monroe, chronicling her life from her tumultuous childhood in foster care to her troubled final days in her L.A. home. It includes both personal, introspective pieces about Monroe’s internal struggles as well as pieces that catalog her film career and persona, and the public response to it. I devour any biographical media of Monroe’s as she is my number one icon. As a teen, I stole a poster of her from a neighboring school’s production […]

tamaranth
on Among the Stars
I think you may have misunderstood the book. Caroline was his sister, not his wife.
Tracy
on I loved this book
Me, too! Glad I'm not the only one who started to tear up at that. But then again, I used...
esmemoria
on I loved this book
This book sounds wonderful and very moving.
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on I am Patient 6
Oh my godtopus I did not even consider the lack of air conditioning. Kill me immediately.
Emmalita
on I am Patient 6
My plan in the zombie apocalypse is to be killed early, because I won’t survive an unairconditioned summer on the...

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