So, I ended up switching it off half way through and just reading the book.Īs for the BOOK itself: Marvelous! I love how Ryan conveys such humanity and spirit amidst good historical detail. What I did NOT like: this was NOT actually Marian Anderson's actual performances (I wanted to hear HER voice!) and it took a really, really long time to "read" with all those songs-some of them were very very slow. What I liked about this: we got to hear the songs from the book-isn't it neat to KNOW what the songs are supposed to sound like, rather than guessing? Especially for something historic. My book came with a companion cassette recording which I thought was just going to be of Marian's famous Lincoln Memorial performance but was actually a narration of the story. I was so excited to find this book after falling in love with Ryan and Selznick's other book Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride Based on a True Story "When Marian Sang" did not disappoint!
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