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A review by inkerly
Singin' & Swingin' & Gettin' Merry Like Christmas by Maya Angelou
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This audiobook is a dramatisation of Maya Angelou’s 3rd autobiography brought by the BBC Radio cast. It is essentially a heavily cut down version of Maya’s 3rd book with an entire crew of people narrating her story including herself. I’m in love. The last time I listened to an audiobook with stage production-quality was Will Smith’s memoir “WILL” , and that was an immediate 5 stars. This is the same.
Maya has lived a thousand lives and in this life it involves her marrying a Greek man who courts her at a record store, divorcing and becoming a dancer at a strip gala, singing and dancing as the “exotic” Cuban act “Maya Angelou”, and pursuing a life of on the road dancing and singing with greats like Martha Flowers. I’m glad this had a happier note than her 2nd memoir (that one still gave me chills). Eventually I will come back to read the full book because I really want to understand every part of Maya. I’m definitely going to listen to the dramatisation of her next audiobook as well.
Maya has lived a thousand lives and in this life it involves her marrying a Greek man who courts her at a record store, divorcing and becoming a dancer at a strip gala, singing and dancing as the “exotic” Cuban act “Maya Angelou”, and pursuing a life of on the road dancing and singing with greats like Martha Flowers. I’m glad this had a happier note than her 2nd memoir (that one still gave me chills). Eventually I will come back to read the full book because I really want to understand every part of Maya. I’m definitely going to listen to the dramatisation of her next audiobook as well.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment