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An Immigrant's Story
Jul 03, 2018abbi_g rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I randomly picked up Wyclef's memoir during a trip to the library a few weeks ago. It was on display for Black Music Month; and based on the synopsis, I decided to borrow it. And to be honest, I wasn't impressed. This book had so much potential but it was poorly organized and it didn't flow. I couldn't follow the timeline of the events that happened in his life because the story was all over the place and was redundant in several places. I did however, enjoy reading about how The Fugees got started and the events leading up to their disbandment. His chapters about their rise to fame had me reminiscing about their songs and I ended up playing a few tracks from their album, The Score while I read his book. I was also annoyed by Wyclef's perspective about his role in some of the unfortunate situations that he put himself in. It felt like he was trying to convince his readers and himself that some of the poor choices and decisions that he made were justified. Given the fact that his actions directly impacted other people, I wish he would've avoided taking the whole "I had no real choice in the matter" position. But at the end of the day, this is his memoir; not mine.