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4.06 AVERAGE
This book is perfect for the Beatle obsessed fan! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it’s one of my favorites. I can see why people who aren’t necessarily obsessed may not love it because of the immense amount of detail and description, but it was a fantastic read. Sheffield was very relatable and endearing. His personal anecdotes and connections to the Beatles were very fulfilling to read about and admirable. I have to admit, after reading through the last page of the acknowledgements, I was a bit emotional. I pride myself in knowing a lot about this band, but I still learned a lot from every single chapter. I love it and recommend it to the hardcore fans out there. I will definitely read more from Rob Sheffield.
I finished this book a week ago and I've been walking around trying to figure out exactly what I wanted to say about it. While I thought that Sheffield didn't exactly do what he set out to do (which was to explain the Beatles and why we love them), I certainly thought he made a decent attempt at conquering the maze. It's easy to get distracted in that labyrinth, certainly. For something as subjective as fandom, it's hard to make anything that's essentially an opinion be definitive. I agreed and disagreed with him through so much of this. I went back to re-read sections, and skimmed through certain others. I definitely listened to the Beatles on my ipod while he discussed them, paying attention to the albums and songs as he dissected them. Sheffield couldn't decide if he wanted to make this a memoir about how he felt about the Beatles (similar to his On Bowie) or something greater in scope(maybe along the lines of his karaoke treatise, Turn Around Bright Eyes). Still, no lack of focus can make his books any less charming to me. One thing is for certain - will definitely be reading this again, and will likely buy a copy once it comes out in paperback.
Finally a book about the Beatles which is so geeky I could barely keep up. Loved it, but had to open up iTunes to listen to snippets of lots of songs referenced by the author. Ha!
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Nerdy intelligent upbeat fan's take on the Beatles and their long legacy, crisply written and full of pleasing insights. If you're not already a Beatles fan, this book just might make you think again.
I first found out about “Dreaming the Beatles” from a review I saw on Twitter. Even though I am just a casual Beatles fan (if that), I thought it sounded interesting. It turns out it was more than interesting – it was absolutely fascinating. Rob Sheffield uses many short chapters to give his personal perspective on why the Beatles are the greatest band ever, and why they are still relevant today. The chapters cover their whole career, and moves past the break up and into today.
Many of the stories may be well known to serious Beatles fans, but for me most of them were new. I found them completely fascinating, and it made me listen to their music again and made me want to learn more.
It isn’t only about the Beatles themselves. For example, one chapter covers 26 songs about the Beatles. Another covers the Beatles versus the Rolling Stones. While reading, it wrote down references to check up later – mostly songs and albums not by the Beatles. The whole front of the book was covered in sticky notes by the end.
The writing is great throughout, and often quite funny too. While reading it I found myself wishing it wouldn’t end. Really recommended for a great and interesting take on the Beatles.
Many of the stories may be well known to serious Beatles fans, but for me most of them were new. I found them completely fascinating, and it made me listen to their music again and made me want to learn more.
It isn’t only about the Beatles themselves. For example, one chapter covers 26 songs about the Beatles. Another covers the Beatles versus the Rolling Stones. While reading, it wrote down references to check up later – mostly songs and albums not by the Beatles. The whole front of the book was covered in sticky notes by the end.
The writing is great throughout, and often quite funny too. While reading it I found myself wishing it wouldn’t end. Really recommended for a great and interesting take on the Beatles.
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An entire chapter about Lennon’s assassination would’ve been fine if he’d mentioned George’s passing at all. Even once. At any point.
Too much John, not enough George </3
Too much John, not enough George </3
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