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Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul by Stuart Cosgrove
informative
slow-paced
2.75
The first thing I have to say is that this book was extremely slow paced. At times I felt like I was reading the same things over again. Partly due to the fact that the book is non-fiction(not my favourite) when I wasn’t reading it I had little to no motivation to pick it up.
I feel the author has bias against Florence Ballard and at times whilst what I was reading corresponded with slight anti-police, anti-establishment views the subtle wording made me think the Cosgrove thinks differently.
On the other hand this book does provide an informative insight into the year of 1967 with regards to Motown. The parts that I thought were best written were not actually about the Motown empire but the life of Detroit and the riots. Those passages were the most captivating.
I gave this only 3 stars as I enjoyed it but the biggest flaw for me was the slow paced style and how it didn’t make me excited to read it.
I feel the author has bias against Florence Ballard and at times whilst what I was reading corresponded with slight anti-police, anti-establishment views the subtle wording made me think the Cosgrove thinks differently.
On the other hand this book does provide an informative insight into the year of 1967 with regards to Motown. The parts that I thought were best written were not actually about the Motown empire but the life of Detroit and the riots. Those passages were the most captivating.
I gave this only 3 stars as I enjoyed it but the biggest flaw for me was the slow paced style and how it didn’t make me excited to read it.