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Let Love Rule by David Ritz, Lenny Kravitz
3.0
I've been reading a number of memoirs lately and most of them have been very good. I also recently came across a review on Instagram of a memoir, and the reviewer claimed she would not critique or rate it. That's someone's life, she said, and how could she rate that, or critique it? I paused a moment and thought about what she said.
But I'm afraid I don't have such reservations. Some memoirs, I like, and some I don't.
I read LET LOVE RULE because Lenny Kravitz is one of my favorite musicians. Because of my disability, I listen to audiobooks wherever I can, and I found this one in Scrib'd; when I saw that Kravitz himself narrated, I couldn't keep away.
It was a pleasure to listen to him narrate his story; but if I'm being honest, I really struggled to connect to the material. The narrative isn't complete, first of all, as though he plans to release a second half of his memoirs. He tells the story as a straight chronological narrative, so most of this book covers parts of his life that aren't that interesting with out the context of his adult life to make them meaningful. As a result, unfortunately, I thought the ending of this book was a let down.
However, I adored the part of LET LOVE RULE that discusses Kravitz's relationship with Lisa Bonet, and the challenges she faced as a result in her professional life. This material was rich with emotion and connection to his musical development. The book needed more of this, or at least needed what there was to be more evenly distributed throughout the manuscript.
Rating 2.5 stars, rounded up
Finished November 2022
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But I'm afraid I don't have such reservations. Some memoirs, I like, and some I don't.
I read LET LOVE RULE because Lenny Kravitz is one of my favorite musicians. Because of my disability, I listen to audiobooks wherever I can, and I found this one in Scrib'd; when I saw that Kravitz himself narrated, I couldn't keep away.
It was a pleasure to listen to him narrate his story; but if I'm being honest, I really struggled to connect to the material. The narrative isn't complete, first of all, as though he plans to release a second half of his memoirs. He tells the story as a straight chronological narrative, so most of this book covers parts of his life that aren't that interesting with out the context of his adult life to make them meaningful. As a result, unfortunately, I thought the ending of this book was a let down.
However, I adored the part of LET LOVE RULE that discusses Kravitz's relationship with Lisa Bonet, and the challenges she faced as a result in her professional life. This material was rich with emotion and connection to his musical development. The book needed more of this, or at least needed what there was to be more evenly distributed throughout the manuscript.
Rating 2.5 stars, rounded up
Finished November 2022
Read this if you like: