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I first read the title of this book I automatically thought
it would be about religion and the different roles women have
played throughout the history of religion. Once I started reading
this I found that I was completely wrong in my assumption of
what the book would be about. Mae Edwards is not only an author,
she is a songwriter and poet as well. From the first section
until the very end she has put her thoughts and feelings on
different aspects of “other-worldly” things into
song lyrics and poems, and she put them all together in this
book. On the side of the pages of her songs and poems, she writes
a brief story as well.
Some of Ms. Edwards’
songs and poems really threw me for a loop. I thought “this
woman is nuts” quite a few times while reading this
book. But some of the other poems Ms. Edwards wrote were really
great and I understood the feelings and the emotions behind
the words. One song I really enjoyed reading the lyrics to
is titled “Face In The Crowd,” and Mae Edwards
calls it her “anti-slavery” mantra. I liked how
Mae Edwards wrote her memoir through song and poetry instead
of just writing a long and possibly boring book about her
life and her thoughts on different subjects.
I don’t think this is a book that a lot of people would
want to read in general, but if readers were looking for something
completely different to read than what he or she is used to,
then this would be a good choice.
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