madelynelizondo's review against another edition
4.0
Meshing poetry and music with this one… LOVELY
Nothing more heartbreaking than a grieving mother— a beautiful exploration of loss, art, death, and a mother’s love. Thank you Eleni for the recommendation <3
Nothing more heartbreaking than a grieving mother— a beautiful exploration of loss, art, death, and a mother’s love. Thank you Eleni for the recommendation <3
steel_city_peach's review
2.0
All Over the Place
Phife was one of my favorite hip hop artists. My love for him made me want to love this book. It was so scattered and hard to follow. That makes sense because it’s mean to be a glimpse into his mother’s grief. I know grief can be incoherent and confusing. This book was just so disjointed. There was a lot of rambling. The few tidbits that were about Malik were enjoyable. Overall, it left me feeling cheated.
Phife was one of my favorite hip hop artists. My love for him made me want to love this book. It was so scattered and hard to follow. That makes sense because it’s mean to be a glimpse into his mother’s grief. I know grief can be incoherent and confusing. This book was just so disjointed. There was a lot of rambling. The few tidbits that were about Malik were enjoyable. Overall, it left me feeling cheated.
leftleaning's review
3.25
A LOVE LETTER FROM A GRIEVING MOTHER TO HER CHILD. A POET TO AN ARTIST. A FRIEND TO A FRIEND. @CHERYL.ARRIVALPOEMS SHARES AN INTIMATE COLLECTION OF POEMS AND LETTERS TO HER SON PHIFE DAWG FROM A TRIBE CALLED QUEST. WHO WAS TAKEN FROM THE WORLD FAR TOO SOON.
mereadme's review against another edition
5.0
The grief is palpable. Moving tribute. Mother’s love. True friendship. Story of immigration and cultivating an artist. Discovery for me how Phife’s mom is a bonafide artist herself. Deeper understanding of a man who is a part of one of my favorite music groups ever. Prepare to really feel this.
sendrealbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Visceral, raw, heartbreaking, beautiful. A full picture of love.
steel_city_peach's review against another edition
2.0
All Over the Place
Phife was one of my favorite hip hop artists. My love for him made me want to love this book. It was so scattered and hard to follow. That makes sense because it’s mean to be a glimpse into his mother’s grief. I know grief can be incoherent and confusing. This book was just so disjointed. There was a lot of rambling. The few tidbits that were about Malik were enjoyable. Overall, it left me feeling cheated.
Phife was one of my favorite hip hop artists. My love for him made me want to love this book. It was so scattered and hard to follow. That makes sense because it’s mean to be a glimpse into his mother’s grief. I know grief can be incoherent and confusing. This book was just so disjointed. There was a lot of rambling. The few tidbits that were about Malik were enjoyable. Overall, it left me feeling cheated.