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This "comprehensive and illuminating" biography of the Queen of Soul (USA Today) was hailed by Rolling Stone as "a remarkably complex portrait of Aretha Franklin's music and her tumultuous life."  Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who gave birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detroit for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. It was not until 1967, when a white Jewish producer insisted she return to her gospel-soul roots, that fame and fortune finally came via "Respect" and a rapidfire string of hits. She continued to evolve for decades, amidst personal tragedy, surprise Grammy performances, and career reinventions. Again and again, Aretha stubbornly found a way to triumph over troubles, even as they continued to build. Her hold on the crown was tenacious, and in Respect, David Ritz gives us the definitive life of one of the greatest talents in all American culture.  

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This was a fascinating book that was very well written. I like that while Ritz seemed to be in awe of Aretha's talent, he didn't shy away from some of her more unflattering traits as a performer. Like the way she embraces so much cheesy Vegas stuff in her live shows. At one point in the book it was mentioned that she didn't have any female friends. That was very understandable after reading about her personality. The people who Ritz interviewed for the book like her sister Carolyn and her road manager are also candid in a way Aretha has never come close to being. But some of my issues with the book are that important aspects of Aretha's life aren't given the attention they should. For example, her sister Carolyn was a lesbian but Ritz doesn't even mention how the family or Aretha reacted to it. I think that seemed interesting to be a gay woman during that time in the 70's but Ritz only mentions it in passing. Also her father was murdered during a botched burglary. Ritz doesn't mention what happened to the people who did it. He doesn't write how much jail time they got, or if there was a trial. That should have gotten at least a couple of pages. Whenever I see or read Aretha in interviews she only gives nice pat answers and never says much of interest. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of Aretha and especially those who were disappointed by her terrible autobiography.

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