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A review by talestoldtall
The Tao of Wu by The RZA, Chris Norris
4.0
I nearly put it down after some particularly eye roll inducing pseudo spirituality. There's a lot of that. And this is objectively a poorly laid out book. There are full page quotes, chapters that start with two quotes from two different sources, a small chapter of only rap verse, and some references that are only explained near the end of the book thrown together into an odd structure.
Yet I still couldn't put this one down.
It's unmistakeably written in the RZA's voice. You can hear it. And there are enough interesting anecdotes about his life, chess, creating art, the formation and rise of the Wu Tang Clan, martial arts, nuggets of wisdom and pure insight mixed throughout that make this worth the read for any fan.
Yet I still couldn't put this one down.
It's unmistakeably written in the RZA's voice. You can hear it. And there are enough interesting anecdotes about his life, chess, creating art, the formation and rise of the Wu Tang Clan, martial arts, nuggets of wisdom and pure insight mixed throughout that make this worth the read for any fan.