I Put A Spell On You: The Autobiography Of Nina Simone

The reviews for this book weren't inspiring, but I love Nina Simone's music and I wanted to know more about her life. I was pleased with the book and enjoyed it wall the way through. I was an easy read and the writing style was very much like her singing style, understated, but powerful. I was

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surprised that so much of her musical background was rooted in classical music. I don't know why, but I had the mistaken idea that her life was much more difficult than it seemed to be in her autobiography. She was gifted and unfortunately like many gifted musicians, there were plenty of folks around to take advantage of her professional business. I got the idea she was very lonely a lot of the time, too. If you like Nina Simone's music, you would enjoy this book.

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