The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

2021

Ratings35

Average rating4

15

I picked this up just because of the title, and rather enjoyed it. The documentary/oral history setup was well-handled, and fit well with the themes of racism and power in music industry and in society. The pacing got too slow at times, but that was when the characters didn't want to discuss something or the interviewer didn't have/ask the right questions yet, which was clever. 
Also, Nev was a lot flatter as a character than Opal, and it was constantly frustrating yet plausible that he would have had the longer fictional career, though I'm glad the story was so firmly set on Opal. (Which is amusing to write, considering that it's fictional oral history. Bumped my rating up some because of the clever setup.)

January 5, 2025