A review by karatedrummer
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick

5.0

A dissertation of decline, this book agonizingly lays out Elvis's return to the spotlight (both post-Army and post-psychedelics) and subsequent disappearances, the latter of which ending with his death. It's a tough read, but Guralnick has a far better hand on this book's momentum than its predecessor, making it impossible to put down until Elvis finally leaves this mortal coil and we are left to reflect and wonder, "why did this have to happen?"