A review by esselleayy
Didn't We Almost Have It All: The Genius, Shame, and Audacity of Whitney Houston by Gerrick Kennedy

3.0

Not a straight-forward biography, but a series of essays placing Whitney's life in a greater context of what it meant to be a Black woman, Christian, sexually fluid, an addict all in a specific time and place. I loved Whitney as a kid (a white kid at that) and so much I didn't know and never considered. I think the essays here can be repetitive at times, but there's a lot of respectful and loving dialogue to be found. This made for an excellent book club discussion if you need one!