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Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury by Matt Richards
1 review
ebonysbookshelf's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
“… the Freddie Mercury story is also one of the human conditioning for survival and the joy of life: he fought to the bitter end. And while he couldn’t survive, his legacy most certainly did.”
Any opportunity to read about Freddie’s life, his music, and his journey right until his last day is a privilege to me.
This was a very easy read in the sense it was written simply and factually, however content wise it is far from light. Anyone who knows anything about Freddie would know this going in, but this biography definitely focuses more on the AIDS epidemic that swept across America during the ‘80s and how it came to be in Freddie’s life. There was a lot of information to absorb. The way in which this particular part of his history is written really gave a glimpse into how frightening the fight for survival must have been.
As someone who is fascinated by all aspects of Freddie’s life, this gives a great basic overview of his career and personal endeavours. However, if you’re looking for a more intimate biography I’d absolutely look into Lesley-Ann Jones’ book titled simply ‘Mercury.’ I read this in high school and still feel its impact and it’s even on my list of rereads this year (something I never do!). I’m also going to be reading Freddie Mercury: His Life In His Own Words at some point soon too as this seems like the best way to really connect more deeply with him.
I still cried, and I still wanted the ending to be different while reading Somebody To Love, and the portrait painted here is as with every account I’ve ever heard my entire life. Freddie was shy and quiet, but full of life and a cracking sense of humour. He was generous beyond measure and sought love and loyalty right until his dying day. He loved his cats, he loved lavish parties, art, opera & ballet. And above all, he loved making music.
You will never regret any time spent reading about Freddie Mercury.
Any opportunity to read about Freddie’s life, his music, and his journey right until his last day is a privilege to me.
This was a very easy read in the sense it was written simply and factually, however content wise it is far from light. Anyone who knows anything about Freddie would know this going in, but this biography definitely focuses more on the AIDS epidemic that swept across America during the ‘80s and how it came to be in Freddie’s life. There was a lot of information to absorb. The way in which this particular part of his history is written really gave a glimpse into how frightening the fight for survival must have been.
As someone who is fascinated by all aspects of Freddie’s life, this gives a great basic overview of his career and personal endeavours. However, if you’re looking for a more intimate biography I’d absolutely look into Lesley-Ann Jones’ book titled simply ‘Mercury.’ I read this in high school and still feel its impact and it’s even on my list of rereads this year (something I never do!). I’m also going to be reading Freddie Mercury: His Life In His Own Words at some point soon too as this seems like the best way to really connect more deeply with him.
I still cried, and I still wanted the ending to be different while reading Somebody To Love, and the portrait painted here is as with every account I’ve ever heard my entire life. Freddie was shy and quiet, but full of life and a cracking sense of humour. He was generous beyond measure and sought love and loyalty right until his dying day. He loved his cats, he loved lavish parties, art, opera & ballet. And above all, he loved making music.
You will never regret any time spent reading about Freddie Mercury.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Death, and Drug use
Moderate: Homophobia
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