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Mercy, Mercy Me by Michael Eric Dyson

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Nov 10, 11

Read in November, 2011

Fascinating look into the life of Marvin Gaye and an in-depth analysis of his music. While Dyson meandered at times (finishing the book with a chapter on R. Kelly?), he does a good job of teasing out the personal meanings of Gaye's songs with regard to his challenging life.

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