Reviews for Rockin' Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio from Jack the Bellboy

The average rating for Rockin' Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio from Jack the Bellboy based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-01-05 00:00:00 Christian Goetz I don't understand why many readers have panned this book. I loved it. It was a fantastic memoir full of wisdom, comedy, and stellar writing that flowed so rhythmically. Joyner is an intelligent man and has a good sense of humor. He provides a tremendous wealth of insight and the keys for success for people of color and highlights some of the issues that have to be addressed in order for improvement to be unlocked for further progress within the black community. At only 204 pages in hardcover, it was the slimmest volume that I have read in a long time and I enjoyed it immensely.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-01-11 00:00:00 Gary Mazin I bought this book thinking it was going to be inspirational and fun. I understand Joyner claims not to care what white people think (over and over again) but I am going to add my two cents because he would if a white person wrote something this insulting about black people. I wasn't offended by the fact the book is for people of color but I do feel he should have been as clear about that on the cover as he is throughout. He doesn't like white people. At all. But you don't learn this until after you start reading. Too late at this point. It dawned on me he probably wasn't clear about a target audience because everyone's money is green. Even the "white men who are always tearing blacks down." It was strange to read about a person who preaches about equality and stereotypes while so clearly discriminating against a race himself. He claims to want the "unfair image that whites have superimposed on blacks" to end. He is preaching tolerance while showing zero of his own. And throughout the entirety of the book, he demands respect without giving any. Tom can laugh all the way to the bank w the .50 cents I paid for this in the reject bin at Big Lots. So far it has multitasked as a coaster and then kindling for my woodstove. So I guess I got my .50 worth.