Juan York
Overall I did enjoy this book, this is my second read through of the series, honestly I remembered enjoying the series much more the first time around. I think this is due to how I was reading the books, i.e. waiting 2-3 years between releases. There is a lot of regurgitation of previous books, I think this was probably to try and ensure the books could stand-alone, however it's quite a lot of redundant information when reading the books back-to-back.
Dies the fire, the first series in the book is one of my favorite post-apocalyptic reads, and the change over time of the world from technical/agnostic towards religion/magic being real is fascinating. I think I'm probably going to take a break before I go on to the next book and see if that makes the reads any better.
Overall I did enjoy this book, this is my second read through of the series, honestly I remembered enjoying the series much more the first time around. I think this is due to how I was reading the books, i.e. waiting 2-3 years between releases. There is a lot of regurgitation of previous books, I think this was probably to try and ensure the books could stand-alone, however it's quite a lot of redundant information when reading the books back-to-back.
Dies the fire, the first series in the book is one of my favorite post-apocalyptic reads, and the change over time of the world from technical/agnostic towards religion/magic being real is fascinating. I think I'm probably going to take a break before I go on to the next book and see if that makes the reads any better.
A personal exploration through time, of the songs, acts, defining moments and the evolution lyrical/production stylings of hip-hop. Each chapter roughly equates to a 5 year period, where Quest lays out his take on the pivotal songs, artists and production of the period filled with interesting facts, social commentary and biographical stories . There are some great through-lines where he discusses the effects of tribalism in hip-hop, society's influence of hip-hop and vice versa and a very personal inspection of the struggle with personal biases as it pertains to art and it's constant evolution. Cool concept, well executed. One of the better books I've read this year.
A personal exploration through time, of the songs, acts, defining moments and the evolution lyrical/production stylings of hip-hop. Each chapter roughly equates to a 5 year period, where Quest lays out his take on the pivotal songs, artists and production of the period filled with interesting facts, social commentary and biographical stories . There are some great through-lines where he discusses the effects of tribalism in hip-hop, society's influence of hip-hop and vice versa and a very personal inspection of the struggle with personal biases as it pertains to art and it's constant evolution. Cool concept, well executed. One of the better books I've read this year.
