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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Good. Yet...By LindaIts tedious at times. and to say this book doesnt always flatter Bolan is putting things mildly. Thats fine. but I wish more people who knew him would have been interviewed. For better or for worse. it certainly would have fleshed out some bones and made for a more interesting book. Regardless. if youre a fan of the music of T. Rex and curious about the life of Marc Bolan. this is a must read. I say its a "must read" because theres not a lot out there thats been written about either. The bits you can find on the internet seem to be mostly subjective. so I do give a positive nod to Mark Paytress for his objectivity here.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The book concentrates ad nauseum on his music--what he recorded ...By M. WilsonThe book concentrates ad nauseum on his music--what he recorded. when he recorded it. where he recorded it. who was there. Most of this stuff is generally publicly available. I wanted more on his personal life. There is an almost endlessly detailed look into his childhood. but almost nothing at all on his personal life from the time he began recording until he died.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Interesting. but the story plods as it goes on.By CustomerAs a big Bolan fan I looked forward to this book. However. Ive found. like other biographies of rock stars Ive read (Meat Loaf. Dr. John). while interssting at first. the story begins to plod as it goes on. I guess theres only so much of interest beside the music.
