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A review by inkstainedlife
The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz
3.0
This may take a while--it's huge, and I have a few things going right now--but, um, I'm excited.
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Whew.
After three weeks, I FINALLY finished this tome. And that's saying a lot; I'm a pretty fast reader and tend to average a book or two a week.
It's also saying a lot about this book. It's about 862 pages (not including the notes and index), of Beatle history, and it took Bob Spitz about 300 pages of storytelling before Ringo even joined the band. It wasn't a fast-moving biography by any stretch, and though as a relatively new fan I was interested to learn more about the band, there was a 24 hour period in which I abandoned it for another (quickly read) book.
This book also confirmed my ranking John as my least-favorite Beatle, although I'm tempted to promote Ringo from second to first.
So I'm settling on three stars for now. The book was fascinating and drove me back to the Beatles' music again and again (and again ... I'm listening to "A Day in the Life" right now!), but it wasn't the best thing I've ever read.
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Whew.
After three weeks, I FINALLY finished this tome. And that's saying a lot; I'm a pretty fast reader and tend to average a book or two a week.
It's also saying a lot about this book. It's about 862 pages (not including the notes and index), of Beatle history, and it took Bob Spitz about 300 pages of storytelling before Ringo even joined the band. It wasn't a fast-moving biography by any stretch, and though as a relatively new fan I was interested to learn more about the band, there was a 24 hour period in which I abandoned it for another (quickly read) book.
This book also confirmed my ranking John as my least-favorite Beatle, although I'm tempted to promote Ringo from second to first.
So I'm settling on three stars for now. The book was fascinating and drove me back to the Beatles' music again and again (and again ... I'm listening to "A Day in the Life" right now!), but it wasn't the best thing I've ever read.