A review by bent
Cigar Box Banjo: Notes on Music and Life by Paul Quarrington

3.0

I had looked at his book several times before I finally decided to read it. I've read several of Quarrington's novels before, but wasn't sure if I would appreciate his non-fiction treatise on music. Paul Quarrington wrote this book with the knowledge that he had terminal cancer. It's a story of his life, seen through his music. Until I read this book, I hadn't realized that he was a musician before he was a writer. It's an interesting story, although not being a musician, I found myself losing interest whenever he got to technical - guitar chords, for example. Despite that, I found it enjoyable for the most part, and learned things along the way, which is never a bad thing.

Paul Quarrington seems to have made the most of the time he had left, writing this book, touring and recording music. He's left a good testament behind to remember him by.