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At first I thought it might just be another Daisy Jones & the Six. But it ended up being so much more. There were definitely similarities, but this book definitely dives more fully into the history of the era in which it is set, and shines a light onto the sexism and racism of the time. The characters are well written and complex, and I appreciate that. No one is fully blameless, but no one is fully to blame.

This is the PERFECT example of a book that while you are reading it, it sometimes feels like a slog - partly because the characters are slogging through shit, maybe a bit because you are ping ponging between all the characters while they weigh in on what‘s going on ( it‘s written in a semi epistolary style : journalist notes) but when some key events happen and it changes your perspective on certain characters, it‘s all HOLY SHIT!!! I ❤️ this book

I‘m going to see Mr Herbie Hancock at the Nice Jazz Festival in a week, this is such a good read

An excellent engrossing reread

I love the interview style novels. Especially when I have the audiobook. This was a good read. It touched on some societal problems. I thought it was executed well.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. Cuddle Duds and big, fluffy socks.
2. Two. I‘m finishing one, but already started the other.

Apart from the interview style of text this book had absolutely nothing in common with Daisy Jones and the six . It started well but by about 190 odd pages i just found it a drag , such a shame it could have been so so much better. There‘s no depth of romance or chemistry or sexual tension between Opal and nev, no depth or description to their music , so quite a disappointing read for me personally and abit of a slog.

Making my way through my January book bingo list ! Opal and Nev next #spinningaround #doublespin #januarybingo

Excited to start this one - would love your thoughts!

Today‘s read

#bookmoods

Last post and I‘m done catching up. I tried this #musicrelated audio book last summer but I dnf. I was hoping it would be like Daisy Jones which I loved on audio but this one did not hold my interest. Thinking about trying it again but in print this time.

First off everyone will compare this to Daisy Jones, the interview format and music subjects are the same but this was so much more in depth and deals with more serious topics. I‘m not a huge fan of the interview format and would rather have had the audiobook I think. Opal is such an engaging, larger than life character (made me think of Whitney Houston) and came to life on the page
Really enjoyed the story and the mystery. 👇🏻

Like Daisy Jones and the Six, but with an added purpose on top of drugs, sex, and rock&roll. The BLM addition can feel heavy handed at points, but the systemic White hand has been guilty of this for years, decades, and centuries. Daisy J already has a Netflix series- my question: is there an Opal series in the making? It would be way more relevant.

I have the house to myself all weekend. These are my plans, with the tagged book on audio. It‘s going to be lit 😂

I really enjoyed this book,I loved the 2 main characters. I felt Opal was the stronger of the 2.I kept trying to figure out who the author was portraying in real life.For Opal,it could have been Grace Jones or Tina Turner. Grace Jones had a sidekick named Dolph Lundgren.What did those of you who read it think?I found the format that the book was written in to be confusing at times.I didn‘t like the footnotes, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book

Black diva and skinny white English songwriter team up;story of an ahead of the curve duo unveiled in oral history by the daughter of a key band member. Also shows you how old I am because I kept wanting to check what Ben Fong-Torres wrote about them! This story gets it right and true.

Reminded me of Daisy Jones and the Six, although the plot twists in The Final Revival of Opal and Nev are more interesting and sophisticated. I appreciated the character development and the exploration of race and gender against the punk rock and fashion background of the 70s.

The story of a fictional interracial rock duo from the 1970s: Opal is a Black proto Afro-punk singer from Detroit, and Nev is a goofy white British singer-songwriter. Opal and Nev become famous in 1971, when a riot occurs at one of their concerts during which their Black drummer is beaten to death by a white mob. The book is told in the form of a faux oral history that's being written by Sunny, the first Black editor-in-chief of a music magazine.

40% in and I‘m just bored…my mind keeps wandering. Life is too short…DNF

A different kind of book, but compelling. It was pretty neat how Walton wove real events and figures into her story line of fictitious characters.

I have ONE credit at Libro.fm to use & four books in my cart. I‘m trying to be good, so which one would you pick? Decision fatigue has got me just staring at the cart.

Bailing. Interesting characters and format. Too slow going with lots of back and forth interviews between characters and where we are in the storyline. I know this is telling the story of how the characters meet up, but it is too slow going for me and not holding my interest. Meh.

Anyone else doing the McBride Sisters Black Girl Magic wine and bookclub? I'm excited!

#TheFinalRevivalofOpalNev #NetGalley
One of my main issues with Whiplash was how unrealistic it was about jazz,a collaborative art form.I love this book,it's a great read, but also this sums up what I feel about Whiplash-jazz requires hard work and practice,and the lead character turning up at a gig without practising with the rest of the band is ridiculous.

Thanks for the #thoughtfulthursday prompt @MoonWitch94 ! 🤓 I should read outside but my comfy inside chair calls my name as soon as I pick up a book! 🤓I‘m not doing any challenges because right now life is challenging enough! Come and join the fun @readordierachel , @Branwen , and @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

Just put this on the TBR. Great review in today's NYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/books/review/the-final-revival-of-opal-and-ne...

This was a huge surprise. I was going to buy this book next week. #Bookmail is truly the best mail. I am in shock because I did not think that I would win this contest. #thefinalrevivalofopalandnev #dawniewalton

This is the Best book I have read in 2021! The oral history format works wonderfully and the writing in this debut is outstanding. Readers of Daisy Jones and the Six might be expecting a copycat story and instead they may be pleasantly surprised as this is so much more. Each new clipping or interview weaves together the story Sadly, there is no real Opal, Nev or Sunny to follow on social media. Thanks for ARC #NetGalley Simon & Schuster

Tagged book is my #BOTM pick this month. I‘m guessing there will be concerts. Accompanied by a photo of my favorite, annual, pre-pandemic, local concert. A Beatles cover band plays on the rooftop. #Concert #LitsySpringBreak

Had a reallyyy shit day at work today. Really sick of being told that hybrid learning is the same as face to face.

Anyway, I came home to my PD books and BotM in the mail. Yayyy.

I got some great mail yesterday: a card and bookmark from @BookNAround and my #botm! Thanks for remembering me, Kristen! 💜📚 #bookmail

Starting fresh with these three fiction(!!) books in the AM. Night America!! 😴 (Happy Sunday everyone else! 💜) #thestorygraph

Excited about these. Bought "The Vanishing Half" for my cousin. Hope she loves it as much as I did. ?

I got BotM to work! I realized that I ordered before I saw add-ons, but oh well. I'm super excited for this book. 😁

The app kept crashing and I got no confetti 😩, but this was my #botm choice this month. No add ons, which is weird. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have a bit of fomo with Apothecary, but I still have my other account.