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It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him

It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him

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  • Create Date：2022-04-07 18:21:42
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Justin Tinsley
  • ISBN：1419750313
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Reviews

Muneer Uddin ，

I really wanted to like this book， but it ultimately wasn't for me。 The main reasons were:1。 The action didn't move fast enough。 There was a lot of time spent discussing BIG's growth， which was interesting。 However， at least 25% of this part of the book could have been cut without losing the essence of BIG's journey。2。 There were a lot of quotes from people that said the same thing。 For example， in the part of the book where BIG first begins getting noticed for his rap， there are many quotes tha I really wanted to like this book， but it ultimately wasn't for me。 The main reasons were:1。 The action didn't move fast enough。 There was a lot of time spent discussing BIG's growth， which was interesting。 However， at least 25% of this part of the book could have been cut without losing the essence of BIG's journey。2。 There were a lot of quotes from people that said the same thing。 For example， in the part of the book where BIG first begins getting noticed for his rap， there are many quotes that basically boil down to， "I had no idea he was this good at rapping。"I wish Mr。 Tinsley well。 He's a gifted writer。 This book should have been edited down a bit more to keep the readers's interest。 。。。more

Ana W ，

This biography is extremely readable and never boring。 It's packed with quotes from so many people who knew Biggie/Christopher Wallace。 For me， it was a combination of nostalgia and lots of behind the scenes info that I didn't know。 Justin Tinsley clearly did a tremendous amount of research and interviews but the real art of this book is that he managed to write so much information in a way that felt conversational and accessible。 Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in return for an hone This biography is extremely readable and never boring。 It's packed with quotes from so many people who knew Biggie/Christopher Wallace。 For me， it was a combination of nostalgia and lots of behind the scenes info that I didn't know。 Justin Tinsley clearly did a tremendous amount of research and interviews but the real art of this book is that he managed to write so much information in a way that felt conversational and accessible。 Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in return for an honest review。 。。。more

Natalie ，

This book was a great blend of the history of Notorious BIG， and stories from those who knew him best。 Christopher Wallace aka Notorious BIG， passed away too soon。 The book gives a good background of where he came from and his family。 It recaps his iconic days as a rapper and his unfortunate passing。 I’d recommend this for any rap music fan！

Vnunez-Ms_luv2read ，

I looked forward to reading this new book on Christoper Wallace aka “The Notorious BIG”。 The book was a good history on this iconic rapper but， it was a bit slow moving。 We read about Big’s early days， as well as information about his mother and friends。 This book goes from the beginning to the tragic end of “The Notorious One”。 Thanks to Netgalley， the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review。 Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this revie I looked forward to reading this new book on Christoper Wallace aka “The Notorious BIG”。 The book was a good history on this iconic rapper but， it was a bit slow moving。 We read about Big’s early days， as well as information about his mother and friends。 This book goes from the beginning to the tragic end of “The Notorious One”。 Thanks to Netgalley， the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review。 Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review。 。。。more