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Summary: Fabulous book!
Review: I have always been a bit of a Michael Nesmith fan. Therefore, I really enjoyed the facts and information that this book has to offer. Unfortunately, the book and poorly written. Worst of all, it contains the most typos and errors that I have ever seen in a book. The book is interesting, but the mistakes are very distracting.
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Summary: Lotsa info, but is it balanced?
Review: I read the entire book in one day. Its pretty brisk reading; like one of the reviewers said, it reads like an extended encyclopedia article. Plenty of facts but all on the surface; doesn't delve too much into the man himself.I was also struck by the negative tone of the book. It seemed to present more unsavory quotes and stories about Nez than positive ones. Perhaps this is because of the author's sources; magazines probably consider "dirt" to be good copy. Hey, I've done and said stuff in my worst moments which I now regret; I'm sure we all have. If someone collected all those incidents into one book, along with quotes from people who've had a personality conflict with me, the book would probably make me look like a rotten person. But it would be one-sided and inaccurate. That's the impression I get from this book. The author also comes to some conclusions about Nez's actions which I think are unwarranted. She obviously doesn't know the man personally; all her sources are second- and third-hand. So her assessment of him seems rather unfair. Why two stars? Because it does contain info about Nez's early life, and gives a chronological account of his career. That much is informative, as are the Appendices in the back. One Appendix contains and imaginary interview with Nez's old wool hat, which is a real hoot! So there are a few good things in this book, but if you decide to read it, I recommend you maintain a healthy skepticism about all the negative stuff, and her conclusions.
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Summary: worst book ever
Review: It's not even an issue of it being the worst Monkees-related book. It is simply the worst book I have ever read. The writing is awful. The book is littered with typos, tense disagreements, childish psuedo-observations and misplaced jokes. There is no cohesive narrative to speak of and the facts are pointless and tabloid worthy. This is the first time that I have ever actually felt sorry for an author for the choices that they have made. I was actually cringing while reading the book. Wow..it is so amatuerish and poorly rendered. Reading this book is like reading the worst junior high essay possible and feeling cheated because you really care about the topic. here is an amazing chapter cliff-hanger.PAGE 141
"he would never again remind people of the "monkee" known as Mike from the TV show. I'm certain the suspense is killing you by now. Michael grew a beard. end chapter
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Summary: I couldn't put it down... fast enough!
Review: It's not the content of this book that makes it so hard to read; it's the way it's presented. The writing doesn't flow at all. The spelling errors and typos are bad enough, but the author constantly offers her own sarcastic opinions about the information she's presenting. It's not entertaining; it's embarrassing. The writing style is more suited to a series of magazine pieces than to a book. There is also a lack of insight into the subject himself. At the risk of sounding like I bought the book just for the dirt, one of the things I was most curious about was why Michael had his affair with Nurit Wilde. The topic was barely touched upon. I wanted to know what makes Michael Nesmith tick. I don't know any more now than I did before I read (what I could of) this book.
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Summary: This is AWFUL!
Review: The title will very well tell you the type of person he was and still is. The book is very interesting. When I first read it I could not put it down. I just loved the book. It has almost everything you ever wanted to know about Michael Nesmith and his other monkee friends and the other people he worked with. It's funny and it's semi sad but it's a very good book. I still read it alot.
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Summary: worst book ever
Review: This book is written in little vignettes, really, not chapters. It is not the most well written book, I will give you that, but there is a lot of good information, many quotes from Nesmith and others, and a lot of photos. It is not a glowing biography that glosses over everything he may have done, but presents things in raw black and white; there are quotes that are glowing compliments and quotes that are body slams, as you will find with anyone who has a strong personality and character.
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Summary: It's not that bad... jeepers....
Review: This book is written in little vignettes, really, not chapters. It is not the most well written book, I will give you that, but there is a lot of good information, many quotes from Nesmith and others, and a lot of photos. It is not a glowing biography that glosses over everything he may have done, but presents things in raw black and white; there are quotes that are glowing compliments and quotes that are body slams, as you will find with anyone who has a strong personality and character.
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