pickWhen I rate memoirs I rate on readability, structure and if the story is easy to understand. I do not decide what I think the author should tell me.
Simone's bio is fairly linear with not much back and forth through time which I appreciate, I also really enjoyed how she seemed to place herself in the time, not hinting on what is to come later.
For all this I think this is a great bio.
On a personal note 👇
ChaoticMissAdventures I am a bit disappointed on how much she strived to center men and pestle them in her life . At the end she even says I am as happy as I can be without a husband.... Yikes. She also seems to almost completely ignored her daughter which, another yikes. The book does give you a lot to think on around that and around art+politics; stage parents vs. unsupportive parents 4d
TieDyeDude I watched What Happened, Miss Simone? on Netflix. If I remember right, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and especially her later years were a bit tumultuous. Her daughter was a producer on the film, so it is interesting that she was mostly omitted from Simone's autobiography... 2d
ChaoticMissAdventures @TieDyeDude I have not seen this, I should call it up. I thought it was odd she rarely brought Lisa up. She does have a line at the end of the book (published about 10 years before she died) where she mentioned how she felt they were not close because Nina was too busy to have a close relationship with her. But she was also running off to Barbados to have an affair. (Trying not to judge) 2d
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