I made it through 6 chapters of this book and feel as if I have read the same story six times. Each chapter seemed to retell the chapter before it with the addition of minor facts and details. For example, the story of Madame CJ Walker was told 4 times. Similarly, the distinctive period of the Afro, the Jheri curl, and the see-saw between the natural and the straight hair period was retold with little change in chapters 4 and 5. It became overwhelmingly boring. So much so that I've given up on finishing this story.