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Summary: Terribly written
Review: Where do I start... This book may be entertaining to someone with no more than a 2nd grade grasp of grammar and spelling or someone who knows nothing of the beatles and thier respective careers, but for people who dont fall into those categories, this biography is ridiculous! spelling errors aside, that is the copywriter's responsibility, but grammatical errors? come on man!!1. His use of the word literal bugged the hell out of me, apperently George had a meeting with "a literal army of lawyers" hmmmm and he "literaly got his arm caught in a cookie jar" right. 2. Mr. Shapiro used the name "Primal Scream" for Lennon's debut "Plastic Ono Band" on more than 1 occasion.....c'mon man. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
Rating:
Summary: Don't buy it!
Review: Why is it that George Harrison has attracted such awful biographies? Marc Shapiro's attempt had me thinking, which is worse, his book or the book written by Elliot J.Huntley (Behind That Locked Door). After much rumination on this pointless topic I believe Shapiro's book is worse. Like Huntley, he has not undertaken any research (other than an interview with Delaney, who somewhat modestly appears to take the credit for writing My Sweet Lord and being the object for Patti Harrison's affections). Whereas Huntley is so overawed by his subject that he rates any of George's contemporaries as being "B list" musicians (see his description of the Concert For Bangladesh), Shapiro does not disguise his contempt for George and at many junctures criticizes George's work and says stupid things such as George work, unlike John's, was inconsistent. The book has nothing new to say, no incisive or imaginative criticism/review of George's work and is, if truth be told, merely a cash in on George's death.
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