I didn't know I needed Harriet Tubman in a band/on stage - this was sooo much fun! I loved listening to the audiobook - Darnell's/Bob The Drag Queen's voice was very pleasant. I had to do some research after because I don't know that much about Harriet Tubman's and other people's history/life but it was still very interesting. And very relatable at times - some of Darnell's/Bob The Drag Queen's thoughts and reactions as well as other characters? I was like: yep, that's me, that's how I think/react to certain things. 🤭 But it was also very serious and dealing with important topics, in a way that made understanding easy, I guess? Solid 4,5☆ for me!

incredible beyond words. i loved the premise i mean who thinks of that! GENIUS. i loved the narration and heart. the songs oh my gosh, chills. seeing a character feeling more at home, more himself, by bearing witness to his ancestors’ stories, that was really beautiful and touching. it gave me the same feeling i get when i bear witness to my parents’ and their parents’ suffering and resilience.

sometimes i hate the word resilience, why do we humans have to be resilient in the face of such horrible horrible things? why does it fall on the person to get thru something terrible when the something terrible should never have existed or been exacted on people. i don’t know. i could go on and on about this.

for now, i’m grateful to have been able to bear witness to this story. the love of our ancestors is in our hearts just by us existing, along the lines of what harriet said. i’m so beyond words at peace because of that. i feel so much gratitude that i get to live a big, full life because of those who came before me, and i’ll keep going knowing there are so many people i’ve never met cheering me on.

what didn’t work for me (very little compared to how much i loved this one) -darnell’s character felt more like a way to advance the conversations w harriet and the freemans, i felt like this was discussed well by other reviews too -the plot, selfishly i wanted more time with darnell being with harriet and the freemans. but i respect that the author decided on the two timelines being showcased the way they were and i also thought that was special once i got over missing the everyday interactions between the group. -the narration was lovely, so full of reverence and silliness at the same time. it worked best for me to sometimes put it on 0.90x or 0.85x speed to absorb the story better.

overall, i’m so grateful i listened to this story, i miss it already and there’s truly nothing else like it. i need spinoffs of more icons returning ASAPPP i want more!!

I didn't know I needed Harriet Tubman in a band/on stage - this was sooo much fun! I loved listening to the audiobook - Darnell's/Bob The Drag Queen's voice was very pleasant. I had to do some research after because I don't know that much about Harriet Tubman's and other people's history/life but it was still very interesting. And very relatable at times - some of Darnell's/Bob The Drag Queen's thoughts and reactions as well as other characters? I was like: yep, that's me, that's how I think/react to certain things. 🤭 But it was also very serious and dealing with important topics, in a way that made understanding easy, I guess? Solid 4,5☆ for me!