Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century by Charles Shaar Murray, Shaar Charles Murray ISBN: 0-312-26563-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (9 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: A disappointment
Comment: The author seems to have been under the mistaken impression that those of us reading a biography about John Lee Hooker actually wanted to read a book about Charles Shaar Murray. This could have been so much better.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: As a long time fan of John Lee I really looked forward to reading this book. Unfortunately the writer spent more time editoralizing about the sins of America in general and the south in particular and very little time on the actual subject of the book. The writers bias against the U.S. came across very clearly.
There are sections in the book that go on for pages without even discussing John Lee or his music. If the author had stayed off his soapbox he could have covered the same material in 100 pages instead of the 480+ pages he required. All in all I found the book very boring and a chore to read. I was glad when it was over. I love John Lee but hated the book.
Rating: 3
Summary: Last of the Legends
Comment: With the exception of B.B. King, this was one of our last links to the true Blues greats. This book really misses out on the opportunity to expound on all the pathes crossed and the people he met along the way. This book is written very eloquently and there is no sparing of words. John Lee Hooker was a grass roots person, and this book should have been written that way. I looked forward to reading this book, but I have to admit that it was a very boring read. Hard to believe a book about John Lee Hooker being boring. I hope someone else picks up the pieces and put's another book on the streets.
 |
Title:John Lee Hooker - That's My Story ASIN: B000096FUF Publisher: New Video Group Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.46 |
 |
Title: The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax ISBN: 1565847393 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
 |
Title: John Lee Hooker - A Blues Legend by John Lee Hooker ISBN: 0793503108 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
 |
Title: I Am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story by Willie Dixon, Den Snowden, Elizabeth M. Snowden, Don Snowden ISBN: 0306804158 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: October, 1990 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
 |
Title:The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0000AYL2M Publisher: Universal Music & VI Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $16.38 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
