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Elvis - Careless Love (Die Biographie von Peter Guralnick 2, 1958-1977) by Peter Guralnick

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princesszinza's review against another edition

3.0

I started reading this book when I was trapped inside a Spirit Airline airplane. I thought that a little bit of the king of rock n roll would distract my cramped body and sore behind. Peter Guralnick is clearly a music fan and analyses all of Elvis' recordings. I was more interested in Presley's life story. Guarlnick gives a lot of detail about that as well but I definitely got the feeling that the music was Guralnick's main interest.

The author is surprisingly supportive to Colonel Parker. This is the first book I've read that portrays him positively. There is a lot of interesting information about Elvis' time in the army.

dwhite1174's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

luisams's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced

3.5

orangefan65's review against another edition

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4.0

Well-written and very detailed history of the years 1961-1977 of Elvis Presley's life. With all the acclaim over his music and the ever-increasing obsessive and eccentric behavior, the controversy over his death that raged for years is not surprising. But, this quote from the book should suffice: "All one has to do is look at Elvis' life, the accelerating dependence on medications available to him in almost unimaginable quantities, the willing enlistment of doctors who seemed never to give a thought to the dangers or likely consequences of what they were prescribing, and the incontrovertible evidence of the medical problems stemming primarily from the use of drugs that Elvis experienced over his last four years, to understand the causes of his death." A sobering, frustrating, tragic tale.