Nirvana: The Biography
by Everett True
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Author: Everett TrueEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-03-30
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 656
Publisher: Da Capo Press
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Book Review: There's a lot of information, but...
Summary: 3 Stars
First of all, I bought this book because I wanted to know more about the band, not because I already knew everything and wanted to check out this book to see if the author got everything just right. That being said, I know little to nothing about what happened during the late 80's or even the early 90's, especially when I was living in the Southeast. I didn't check every date or quote or fact for accuracy, because the reason I was reading the biography about the band was because it was supposed to inform me of that, and be accurate.
Anyway, before I can start, I have to mention the author. I had never heard of Everett True before reading this book, and after finishing it, I don't really care about the guy. That seems like a simple statement, but he keeps interjecting himself into the text. Of course, he was there for a lot of this stuff, and a firsthand account is a bit nicer than a bunch of interviews lumped together, but his writing style ran perpendicular to the way I like to read.
As I also didn't know, the author is British. He writes using a few alternate spellings, which is perfectly fine, but when those end up in interviews (along with a few British terms), it doesn't really seem like the American interviewees would use those words (or spellings, like cheque for check, colour for color, etc). While it's a trivial issue, it's consistant, which makes it annoying.
Overall, it was easy to read. It would have been fun, actually, to go through this entire experience, as all of the interviews and interjections and anecdotes kind of meld together into one big story. Something just got in the way, and I feel like the author should take credit for that.
After reading, I did get a sense that I knew the band better (especially their background, that was the strongest part in my opinion), which was the point of reading the book. Whether or not what I read actually happened, that will probably never be proven. In the end, it doesn't really matter, but all of those tiny little - not mistakes, but akward writing parts add up to a better than average book brought down to mediocrity because of the flaws.
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