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Summary: Amazing story of Stevie Wonder AND his mother
Review: Loved the taped version of BLIND FAITH: THE MIRACULOUS
JOURNEY OF LULA HARDAWAY, STEVIE WONDER'S MOTHER
by Dennis Love and Stacy Brown . . . it is an authorized biography
of Wonder and his mother, based on interviews with the both
of them.I had listened to Wonder's music over the years, but did not know
too much about his background . . . how he achieved the
success that he did is nothing short of amazing, especially
given his blindness. He comes across as a talented worker not fazed by his blindness,
along with being a loving son, a prankster and a womanizer . . . his
mother's tale of devotion was particularly moving, though I would
have liked to have heard more about what happened to her
after her son's success . . . I'm also curious as to what
happened to his brothers since very little information is given
about them. The narration by Viola Davis was excellent; so much so, in fact,
that I want to find more about her . . . I'll be curious to find out if she has read other books and/or appeared on screen.
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Summary: So Much Faith
Review: Lula Hardaway showed so much faith in this story. She allowed her husband to make her do things I wouldn't dream of, but she did it for the sake of her children and she can hold her head up high. Stevie Wonder can hold his head up high because his mother has an exciting and uplifting biography and it was told with a lot of flare and a lot of skill by the authors. They should be proud.
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Summary: Interesting Story
Review: Lula's story was truly heartbreaking. She endured so much adversity in her life. Stevie's success was really a "blessing" for the entire family to come out of proverty and for her to accept the fact that his visual impairment was not a hindrance to his happiness. Stevie's story is remarkable as well. He began an extremely talented young boy that just wanted to play his music and enjoy his life the best he could. I am truly proud of his accomplishments. One thing that could have been better for the story overall is a better ending! It ended somewhere in the eighties for Stevie and did not mention what ever came of his siblings. A good read though, and gives a pretty good overview of how Stevie came to be the great artistic genius that he is
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Summary: Interesting Story
Review: Lula's story was truly heartbreaking. She endured so much adversity in her life. Stevie's success was really a "blessing" for the entire family to come out of proverty and for her to accept the fact that his visual impairment was not a hindrance to his happiness. Stevie's story is remarkable as well. He began an extremely talented young boy that just wanted to play his music and enjoy his life the best he could. I am truly proud of his accomplishments. One thing that could have been better for the story overall is a better ending! It ended somewhere in the eighties for Stevie and did not mention what ever came of his siblings. A good read though, and gives a pretty good overview of how Stevie came to be the great artistic genius that he is
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Summary: Courageous
Review: Stevie and Lula Hardaway are courageous for telling this story. I was extremely impressed. I can't believe what she went through. Stevie owes him mother much more than a thank you and so do all of us.
Rating:
Summary: Courageous
Review: Stevie Wonder and Lula Hardaway showed courage in telling this deep, sensitive and great story. Stevie WOnder owes his mother more than just a thank you and so do we. It is one of the most fascinating biographies I've ever read. It made me cry.
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Summary: A biography that lost its way
Review: This began as an excellent biography of a woman who has an important story to tell. But Lula got lost after Stevie started recording. Granted, the table of contents says Part II is about Stevie. But the covers says, "An Authorized Biography of Lula Hardaway." I wanted to know where Lula was during Stevie's teenaged years. We suddenly find she's in a second marriage and has more kids. Then we learn she's divorced (for a second time--we never learned about the first divorce, either) and living in Los Angeles. The ending brought her back briefly, and reminded us of her message. I would have liked the whole book to be about her, as the cover promised. She deserved it.
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Summary: A striking story
Review: This is a story that I would recommend to anyone. The story of Lula Hardaway is just as compelling as the story of Stevie Wonder's magical career. Lula Hardaway proves that mother's will do any and everything for the survival of her children. There's nothing like a mother's love and Blind Faith is the perfect example.
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Summary: Stevie Wonderful
Review: This is a wonderful book that only Stevie Wonder's mother, Lula Hardaway could tell in such riveting fashion. My respect for her and Stevie grew immensely as I read each chapter. This is a work of art and a story to behold.
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Summary: Road not Taken
Review: This one started out so well. A fascinating life story which then morphed into the biography of a son. I picked it up on sale thinking it looked really interesting...and it was...at first. I was disappointed when Lula, the subject of the biography, was forgotten as soon as Stevie signed with Motown. We no longer have Lula's biography, we have "Stevie Wonder: The Early Years". After the Stevie section started we merely get asides mentioning that Lula is divorced, Lula is remarried, Lula is divorced, again. Not what I signed up for when I started reading it.
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