Total Control: The Monkees Michael Nesmith Story
by Randi L. Massingill
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Author: Randi L. MassingillEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-15
ISBN: 0965821846
Number of pages: 300
Publisher: FLEXquarters.com LLC
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Book Review: A Fan Writes a Subpar Book from Old Clippings
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a fan's tribute to the former Monkee, poorly written and assembled by piecing together clippings and other people's interviews. It's a bare-bones overview of Nesmith's history, trying to make a louse look good. But most of the stories she tells point to the fact that the guy was a mess psychologically and single-handedly destroyed the singing group.
The text I read (the 1997 edition) is filled with grammatical & typing errors. There are also factual mistakes and she misleads by claiming the Monkees TV ratings were strong in the second season when in reality the program didn't win its time slot. The author credits where she got some quotes and doesn't credit many others. It's very amateur. Other than her hunting down some legal paperwork, there is little here worth recommending because she skips many major portions of his life that she obviously couldn't find material for.
Since she is an admitted fan, don't expect objectivity. The author inserts her opinion or makes conjecture when she doesn't have facts. She does criticize some aspects of the subject but there's little to back up her opinions. There is no analysis of how many lives Michael destroyed, the impact of being an only child or having a mother who suddenly became rich, and the fact that just about all of his decisions about his career were wrong.
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