Tonight At Noon: A Love Story by Sue Graham Mingus

Tonight At Noon: A Love Story Reviews

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  ania

  For anyone who's ever loved a crazy genius.
  
  "Later in the day he cut his foot on some scissors in his apartment and went off to the emergency room at a nearby hospital. Before departing he left a message in block letters on the sidewalk in front of my building -- I LOVE YOU -- written in his blood."
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  Cynthia

  A very powerful and deeply moving book about Sue Graham Mingus's relationship with Charles Mingus. The first 2/3 of the book includes a lot of scenes and information that can be hard to follow, but I think she was trying to fit in everything she remembered in some kind of organized fashion. The last 1/3 of the book is superbly written, beginning with Charles being diagnosed with ALS. Reading this book has allowed me to see the softer, very human side of Charles Mingus, and has left me with a huge respect and admiration for Sue Mingus. I previously had no idea how much she went through, how strong she was, and how much she has accomplished in preserving and promoting the music of Charles Mingus and jazz in general. Kudos to you, Sue. It pains me to have to return this one to the library!
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  Phil Overeem

  A detailed (VERY detailed) account of the Minguses' relationship and (most movingly) Charles' deterioration at the hands of ALS. Many, many stunning and revealing moments that will bring jazz fans closer to the truth of a very complicated man, but I found the immense attention to minutiae got a bit in the way of the turbulent love story.
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  Joe

  If you love Mingus and his music this biography by his wife and inspiration, presents a unique perspective on the man. Mingus was to say the least a complicated man. Sue Mingus details her life with Mingus warts and all, from their first meeting, to his ashes being spread on the river Ganges by Sue.
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  Debbie Burke

  Loved it so much, I blogged about it here:
  https://debbieburkeauthor.com/2021/01...
  
  Evocative of a time when the clubs were poppin' with jazz. This captures an era and tells how Sue and Charles fell in love. She supported him in so many ways, and propped him up when the going was rough at his low times.
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  Tom Newth

  a memoir, rather than a portrait, and focused primarily on the period of illness, death, and Sue M's voyage to India to scatter the ashes. mingus's crazy interjections into the reminiscences, the musician's life emerging tantalisingly in the epilogue, and that Sue is clearly an unusually free-spirited, passionate woman, make one wish for something a bit more substantial and exhaustive but it is a fascinating, heartfelt glimpse.
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  Mike F

  It must've been a hard task to write about Charles Mingus even if it is by someone who was closest to him. Probably the only way to get the low down scoop would've been by his hand only. He was a very private person. Still, it was an interesting read.
  
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  Karin

  Crazy + Magic = Art.
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  Stephen Conti

  Mingus' wife's story about how they dealt with the news that he was dying.... Great look into a jazz genius and a perfect love story..
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  Townsend

  I liked this book. I started out just interested in Mingus, but grew to love the author, his wife Sue, by the end as well. Mingus is allright.
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  Sarah

  Fascinating portrait of a tortured, exuberant, mad artist. Sue Mingus charts his volatile moods and his rapid, heartbreaking decline from ALS.
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  Mayakronfeld

  a nice way to learn about Mingus.