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stephsbooktalk 's review for:
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert
by Bob the Drag Queen
3.5 - Thank you so much to Gallery books for the complimentary free book!
I used to be a mega Drag Race fan from the early days of watching on Logo so I was very much familiar with Bob the Drag Queen after watching him compete on his season. I think also watched him on the HBO show "We're Here" - highly recommend if you haven't watched. And of course I watched him on the latest season of Traitors. Plus I also think I might him prior to him being on Drag Race but not 100% certain.
<b>"There is so much pressure to be great when you think about what has been sacrificed so that I can be free in this country. All the people who literally gave their lives so that I can live 'loud and proud.' People sacrificing it all for me before I even existed. I guess that's why I'm so hard on myself."</b>
Anyhow, I was super excited to see that he wrote a book! This is my 3rd review that I'm writing tonight that is in the paranormal setting. In this book Harriet Tubman is alive and living in 2025. She is not a ghost nor are the folks she introduces us to are ghosts. We do not know how or why this happens but she wants to tell her story via music. That is where our MMC Darnell comes into play. He is asked to work with Harriet and her band to take her story of freedom and put it to music.
There were one liners that had me giggling. I also know that Bob does not believe in God and though that it was a nice touch to add Darnell's questioning of his faith play out in the book. The whole story was unique but also educational. You have to suspend belief while reading because in what world is Harriet Tubman alive and making appearance - in this one!
I paired my reading with the audio because I knew I had to listen to Bob narrate the story! And I'm glad I did because only he could do the humor that is spread throughout the pages and also we got songs at the end of the book!
The reason why I didn't rate this book higher is that I wanted more Harriet. I understand that Darnell is the MMC and knowing insights into his life was also important but I just wanted more of her.
I do wonder if this will be a series where Bob will take important black figures and put a spin on their history into this fictional story to share. If so, I would on board with reading about more!
I used to be a mega Drag Race fan from the early days of watching on Logo so I was very much familiar with Bob the Drag Queen after watching him compete on his season. I think also watched him on the HBO show "We're Here" - highly recommend if you haven't watched. And of course I watched him on the latest season of Traitors. Plus I also think I might him prior to him being on Drag Race but not 100% certain.
<b>"There is so much pressure to be great when you think about what has been sacrificed so that I can be free in this country. All the people who literally gave their lives so that I can live 'loud and proud.' People sacrificing it all for me before I even existed. I guess that's why I'm so hard on myself."</b>
Anyhow, I was super excited to see that he wrote a book! This is my 3rd review that I'm writing tonight that is in the paranormal setting. In this book Harriet Tubman is alive and living in 2025. She is not a ghost nor are the folks she introduces us to are ghosts. We do not know how or why this happens but she wants to tell her story via music. That is where our MMC Darnell comes into play. He is asked to work with Harriet and her band to take her story of freedom and put it to music.
There were one liners that had me giggling. I also know that Bob does not believe in God and though that it was a nice touch to add Darnell's questioning of his faith play out in the book. The whole story was unique but also educational. You have to suspend belief while reading because in what world is Harriet Tubman alive and making appearance - in this one!
I paired my reading with the audio because I knew I had to listen to Bob narrate the story! And I'm glad I did because only he could do the humor that is spread throughout the pages and also we got songs at the end of the book!
The reason why I didn't rate this book higher is that I wanted more Harriet. I understand that Darnell is the MMC and knowing insights into his life was also important but I just wanted more of her.
I do wonder if this will be a series where Bob will take important black figures and put a spin on their history into this fictional story to share. If so, I would on board with reading about more!