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Alexander Hamilton
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bookshelves: biographies-and-memoirs, nonfic-history, audiobook-would-recommend
Nov 13, 2015
bookshelves: biographies-and-memoirs, nonfic-history, audiobook-would-recommend
"...the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me." -Burr
This book is utterly exhaustive in its scope. Dry and dull in a few places, exhilarating and taut and heartbreaking in others. This feels like a life done justice, although I am also curious about the biography that Eliza started and her son finished after she was gone. I loved the framing with Eliza in the prologue and epilogue. Loved piecing together where the book and musical met, loved the bits where they diverged. Loved stumbling upon the actual historical lines from letters and writings that made it into the musical's brilliant score. Shout out to Scott Brick for bringing this book to life for my ears the way few could.
"I am so tired. It is so long. I want to see Hamilton." -Eliza
This book is utterly exhaustive in its scope. Dry and dull in a few places, exhilarating and taut and heartbreaking in others. This feels like a life done justice, although I am also curious about the biography that Eliza started and her son finished after she was gone. I loved the framing with Eliza in the prologue and epilogue. Loved piecing together where the book and musical met, loved the bits where they diverged. Loved stumbling upon the actual historical lines from letters and writings that made it into the musical's brilliant score. Shout out to Scott Brick for bringing this book to life for my ears the way few could.
"I am so tired. It is so long. I want to see Hamilton." -Eliza
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Reading Progress
November 13, 2015
– Shelved as:
to-read
November 13, 2015
– Shelved
November 13, 2015
– Shelved as:
biographies-and-memoirs
November 13, 2015
– Shelved as:
nonfic-history
February 20, 2016
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Started Reading
February 20, 2016
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1.22%
"This thing is a BEAST. And DENSE. And I may have been crying by page 2 last night."
page
10
February 22, 2016
–
3.42%
"When he was ten, his father split
Full of it
Debt-ridden
Two years later see Alex and his mother bedridden,
Half-dead,
Sitting in their own sick
The scent thick
And Alex got better but his mother went quick
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide,
Left him with nothing but ruined pride,
Something new inside,
A voice saying "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself""
page
28
Full of it
Debt-ridden
Two years later see Alex and his mother bedridden,
Half-dead,
Sitting in their own sick
The scent thick
And Alex got better but his mother went quick
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide,
Left him with nothing but ruined pride,
Something new inside,
A voice saying "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself""
March 21, 2016
–
4.89%
""Well, the word got around
They said 'This kid is insane, man!'
Took up a collection
Just to send him to the mainland
'Get yo education, don't forget from whence you came,
And the world's gonna know your name'
What's your name, man?""
page
40
They said 'This kid is insane, man!'
Took up a collection
Just to send him to the mainland
'Get yo education, don't forget from whence you came,
And the world's gonna know your name'
What's your name, man?""
June 9, 2016
–
10.27%
""Boom goes the cannon
Watch the blood and the shit spray
and boom goes the cannon,
We're abandoning Kip's Bay, and
Boom, there's another ship and
Boom, we just lost the southern tip and
Boom, we gotta run to Harlem quick
We can't afford another slip""
page
84
Watch the blood and the shit spray
and boom goes the cannon,
We're abandoning Kip's Bay, and
Boom, there's another ship and
Boom, we just lost the southern tip and
Boom, we gotta run to Harlem quick
We can't afford another slip""
October 30, 2016
–
18.83%
"Dying is easy, young man; living is harder.
You have no control
Who lives, who dies,
Who tells your story"
page
154
You have no control
Who lives, who dies,
Who tells your story"
December 29, 2016
– Shelved as:
on-hold-for-now
February 26, 2018
–
31.17%
"The breakdown of the Federalist papers is really cool. Need to read them eventually."
page
255
"
March 1, 2018
–
48.9%
"Holy CRAP that last chapter was dull as heck. And that's even WITH the inclusion of Maria Reynolds.
Sidenote: How do we know it's pronounced like Mariah Carey rather than Maria a la West Side Story?"
page
400
Sidenote: How do we know it's pronounced like Mariah Carey rather than Maria a la West Side Story?"
March 6, 2018
–
70.9%
"Adams is a real dick. I get the feeling he'd back Trump on all those "birther" claims.
Also, it's really interesting (ahem: depressing) to see Hamilton, an immigrant, switch tack and be so anti-immigration in his later life."
page
580
Also, it's really interesting (ahem: depressing) to see Hamilton, an immigrant, switch tack and be so anti-immigration in his later life."
March 7, 2018
–
80.32%
"
So in actuality Philip's duel and death happened in 1801, after the election of 1800 -side-eyes the musical-
The one neat thing about this chapter is I found the "My Shot" reference."
page
657
So in actuality Philip's duel and death happened in 1801, after the election of 1800 -side-eyes the musical-
The one neat thing about this chapter is I found the "My Shot" reference."
March 8, 2018
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Finished Reading
March 9, 2018
– Shelved as:
audiobook-would-recommend
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Nov 13, 2015 05:07PM
I saw a 60 minutes special for the musical and I want to see it so bad.
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I just watched the 60 Minutes episode earlier this afternoon, and I saw Lin on Jimmy Fallon last night. I NEED IT. Looks like tickets are mostly sold out for 6 months though. I can't wait to see what they perform on the Tonys!
It looks soooo good. Thanks for putting this on your shelf. Reminds me to do the same.
And he's staying on the $10 bill!
Which is AWESOME. Even more awesome, Harriet freakin Tubman's gonna be on the $20 instead of Jackson!!
The PBS documentary comes out soon!! 21 October
