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A review by yevolem
Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie by Jon Ronson
3.0
I watched the film when it was released in 2014 and very much enjoyed it, so when I saw that this existed, I thought I may as well read it and remind myself of how it was since I've enjoyed Ronson's work before as well. In this case it's more an extended promotional piece for the movie, which hadn't yet been released. The page count on Goodreads is mysterious, because it was far shorter than what it shows.
The film is an entirely fictionalized version of events of which the author was personally involved and are summarized within. Instead of being about Frank's life, it instead draws upon the stories of many outsider artists and marginalized musicians, some of whom are briefly described.
Overall it's a fun short work through which I was smiling most of the time while reading. There's just something about dramatized life stories that I seem to enjoy, perhaps more so when it's autobiographical.
I may eventually read the biography Frank Sidebottom: Out of His Head that's mentioned because I do find it all rather interesting. Unfortunately Frank/Chris died from cancer before the film was released. He was penurious. Almost everyone he had been involved with had done well and indeed profited off of him in the end, but as is often the case for those who live outside societal conventions there isn't a happy ending.
Rating: 3.5/5
The film is an entirely fictionalized version of events of which the author was personally involved and are summarized within. Instead of being about Frank's life, it instead draws upon the stories of many outsider artists and marginalized musicians, some of whom are briefly described.
Overall it's a fun short work through which I was smiling most of the time while reading. There's just something about dramatized life stories that I seem to enjoy, perhaps more so when it's autobiographical.
I may eventually read the biography Frank Sidebottom: Out of His Head that's mentioned because I do find it all rather interesting. Unfortunately Frank/Chris died from cancer before the film was released. He was penurious. Almost everyone he had been involved with had done well and indeed profited off of him in the end, but as is often the case for those who live outside societal conventions there isn't a happy ending.
Rating: 3.5/5