PositiveThe San Francisco ChronicleReading this book feels like reliving the great stories of a legendary party from days gone by, one that continues to inspire ... Else, a producer par excellence, is also a talented writer, even if his book occasionally lapses into what feels like TV 'voice of God' narration. His memories are rich with detail and surprisingly candid ... I can’t tell whether this book would appeal to a 'civilian,' i.e. someone who does not work in documentary, history or racial justice. I hope so, but it is hard to know; parts of it, like the 1998 demise of Blackside — after Hampton’s untimely death from lung cancer at 57 — are inside baseball. Researching and writing history can feel like a lonely pursuit these days, in an America bound and determined to erase its past and avoid the realities of racism.
