J. Ivy
Autor von Dear Father: Breaking the Cycle of Pain
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- 8
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- 4.5
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But, the nice thing about a book is that it steps outside the musical genre of the musician who wrote it. The ideas and feelings that J. Ivy writes about are more universally understandable, and I was quite impressed with how beautifully articulate this author is in his prose. This book is a memoir, incorporating poetry, and explores the author's relationship with his father, how he became a successful hip-hop artist, and lots in between. I like that this book is a bit performative as well, with several links included to performances of poems in the text.
My copy of this book, which I won through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, will be going next to my hip-hop artist brother, who will no doubt get a lot more out of this book than I did, but I definitely think this book is a great read for a much broader audience than just the hip-hop community.… (mehr)