Let Love Have the Last Word
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The inspiring New York Times bestseller from Common—the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden Globe–winning musician, actor, and activist—explores how love and mindfulness can build communities and allow you to take better control of your life through actions and words.
Common believes that the phrase “let love have the last word” is not just a declaration; it is a statement of purpose, a daily promise. Love is the most powerful force on the planet, and ultimately the way you love determines who you are and how you experience life.
Touching on God, self-love, partners, children, family, and community, Common explores the core tenets of love to help us understand what it means to receive and, most importantly, to give love. He moves from the personal—writing about his daughter, to whom he wants to be a better father—to the universal, where he observes that our society has become fractured under issues of race and politics. He knows there’s no quick remedy for all of the hurt in the world, but love—for yourself and for others—is where the healing begins.
In his first public reveal, Common also shares a deeply personal experience of childhood molestation that he is now confronting…and forgiving.
Courageous, insightful, brave, and characteristically authentic, Let Love Have the Last Word shares Common’s own unique and personal stories of the people and experiences that have led to a greater understanding of love and all it has to offer. It is a powerful call to action for a new generation of open hearts and minds, one that is sure to resonate for years to come.
Common
Common is an Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Grammy Award–winning music artist. He is an actor and producer and has appeared in numerous critically acclaimed films as well as hit TV series. Common is the author of One Day It’ll All Make Sense, which was also a New York Times bestseller. He was raised in Chicago and currently resides in Los Angeles and Brooklyn.
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Reviews for Let Love Have the Last Word
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just like love this book took me on an emotional rollercoaster. I could relate to so many of the parts of love that were addressed in this book. I will purchase this book and gift it to my son.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A love letter to his daughter. Full review on couch festival podcast
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great job Common. I appreciate discussing the topics that are usually not talked about in our community. Much Love
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very insightful and truly a blessing to those who want to learn to truly love and be loved. Thank you for sharing your truth.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5He read his book like it was poetry, but even with that you could hear the imperfect moments in his reading but that made it even great because you could hear the emotion behind what he wrote. Loved this book!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome book! So authentic and transparent! It's a must read!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Common is real in his revaluations, it's comforting to hear the perspective of love in all facet's of life from a male perspective. It's rare and soothing at the same time. I would definitely love for men to take the time and read or listen to this book.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The book was a bit all over the place. It was still a decent book. Common opened up a bit.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A beautiful love letter to Love. I loved it a lot.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was soulful and I could feel a strong connection to his story. The message is love, peace!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Found the beginning confusing, probably making judgements on his thoughts. Read it several times but found my answers to his pain at the end of the book. Very sad story! A gift to all
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book. It opened my eyes to different things I battle with but just didn’t know how to acknowledge. I appreciate the lessons.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Read this book in my bookclub with Yancy Berry which is Common's personal trainer and good friend. It created wonderful dialogue and it was very insightful ❤
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good read. Great insight and reflection. Common showed us another part of himself. Can relate in many ways.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The authenticity and love for God . It was well written. Thanks for your vulnerability Common!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The fact that there is a lot of honest emotions and the way it was written so simply by common .
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a father, I understand the importance of being vulnerable with my daughter, so that she can feel safe in sharing her thoughts with me. This book has affirmed this belief. Excellent book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a great book about your life common it allowed me to see what you went through as a child being molested and you turned out to be an awesome father
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I enjoyed the lightness of the book despite the heavy stories depicted in the book. I think the story is powerful but Common did not do justice to the power these stories hold.
The book is a typical example of why sourcing an author to write your story is probably a good idea. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deep, poetic. Was such a smooth vibe listening to this. A lot about the relationship with his daughter. Would have loved him to explore more in the rap and acting worlds. Appreciated the religious perspective and how that has formed him. It was all so very positive.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was everything and so much more, Thank you!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Omg! When I tell you this book changed my life! I was in such a horrible mood lately. So much hate on my heart but after reading this and knowing that someone else out there share some of he same issues I have makes things better. I now want to strive to love more. Thank you Common.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Book I love learning about celebrities I love. I’m even happier that he read his own book. It was definitely the Voice for me ?. Made the book even more enjoyable. Let Love Have The Last Word will be a new quote to live by for me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I’m glad I took the time to listen. Thank you.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5To attempt to describe this work using words would do this memoir no justice. This book touched me and resonated with my heart and soul in unexpected ways. I often found myself pausing to reflect and even sometimes having to journal my way through the chapters. It causes for self introspective of one’s own life while Common unselfishly gives us insight to his. But he does it in a way that is so pure and authentic that it causes one to also seek truth and honesty within themselves. It’s definitely not intended to be a self help book, but it would be a lie to say that this memoir did not help me. It’s wrapped in love, fosters love, and teaches love in a way that is plain and almost tangible. His description of love, his words are almost palpable. It’s a memoir that promotes healing. Healing from a place of love sometimes from the depths of pain. At moments while listening I cried, other times I smiled, and other times I was filled with hope and optimism. This is a beautiful work of art.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome read! Love his voice & story. Thanks for sharing Common!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is spectacular....such a great read!! Very inspiring and honest!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Common is a beautiful man and wonderful human being through his music, acting, and writing. I aspire to be as emotionally intelligent and wise as he is. He's very easy to admire and idolize and his memoir gives a look into his personal life, where we see where he came from and what he feels when he's not performing. There's a lot you don't know about a person, especially a celebrity, that makes you forget they're human as well. Lastly, his views on the world align greatly with Fred Rogers and my own views, in spreading love and being a good person. This book is inspiring, uplifting, and great to listen to/read at any time as a mantra or way to motivate yourself.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This felt like a love letter to his daughter, himself (in a good way!), and God. At first I was hesitant, Common talks like he’s a hotep on the street about to tell you to go alkaline & that a period is for white women, but his energy is nothing of that. The book is peaceful, honest, and full circle. I didn’t feel like I was listening to a memoir, instead more of a story about love and all the different places and ways we can see and feel it. He’s clearly very well read, with references from several classic books, the Bible, and beautiful songs. I learned a lot from this book about love, but more importantly about how to react when you’re impact doesn’t match your intentions, which seems to be where the disconnect was with his daughter. Common is clearly a grown ass man who’s doing the work to be the best version of that grown ass man. No complaints at all about this book.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Not much memoir. Mostly Common sharing what he thinks about himself. What events that are described, they serve as paths to more talk about what he thinks about himself.