michaelpdonley 's review for:

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

5.0

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Incredibly insightful biography, humanizing a mythical figure, and also making me admire him even more. Makes me wonder how my perspective would’ve morphed along with the public during those days as he became more polarizing. He was uncompromising with his ideals except for his vows to his wife, which speaks to the contradictions that left him riddled with guilt and depression.