Katie Gagliano

She's lived so much life!

Revisado: 06-13-23

My first ever audiobook! I think this was a great choice to dip my toe into the waters of this new reading medium. I listened to the book while crafting and driving and it perfectly kept my attention.

I’ve followed Aurora James on Instagram for several years, aware of her because of her fashion work with Brother Vellies, and was so intrigued listening to the introduction of the memoir and realizing just how little I knew of her background.

She has lived so many lives! It’s pretty stunning the amount of ground she covered. She shed light on the good and the bad, from her creative endeavors and building Brother Vellies and The 15 Percent Pledge, to her abuse at the hands of her stepfather and the related fallout with her mother, as well as internal and external tension around her identity as a biracial woman.

It was clear she has a real passion for the world around her, and I appreciated her insights/reflections around consumerism, creating opportunities for craftsmen and women around the world, and properly valuing artisans’ work.

I value that Aurora chose to narrate the audiobook herself; it made the experience more personal, I was able to glean more nuance from the way she delivered certain lines and it also played into the plot of the book, since her voice is something she’s been criticized over/been picked on for over her life.

I really appreciated how transparent and vulnerable she was detailing the struggles she’s experienced with Brother Vellies and how she peeled back the curtain to share what was happening behind the scenes. Oftentimes things were much different from how they appeared on the surface.

Aurora has led such a varied and interesting life and I really valued getting to learn more about her and her journey thus far.

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