Bound for Glory (Plume) by Woody Guthrie
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Book Reviews of Bound for Glory (Plume)
Book Review: a spirited slice of americana
Summary: 4 Stars
The rollicking memoir recounts Guthrie's coming of age among the hardscrabble farms, boomtowns, labor camps, and hobo jungles of early 20th century America. The book contains many vivid and visceral images of cruelty, madness, courage, and joy, tracing Guthrie's boyhood in Oklahoma to his early days of travelling the country by freight train, with his guitar slung across his back.
Guthrie's winning down-home voice can at times seem affected, falsely ingenuous, and it seems a shame that he doesn't address politics more directly in the book, given his sophistication and close involvement in the labor movement of the Depression.
But overall, a fun and spirited read.
Book Review: Interesting account of legendary folksinger
Summary: 4 Stars
Heard the taped version of BOUND FOR GLORY, the autobiography of Woody Guthrie . . . he was the legendary
folksinger who traveled all over the US during the years
after the Great Depression--by boxcar, thumb and foot . . . the
songs he wrote and sang ("This Land Is Your Land," "Hard
Traveling," etc.) have become national treasures . . . I liked
this, in large part because of the narration of his son Arlo . . . my only regret is that I didn't get to hear more of the elder Guthrie's songs; rather, just small snippets were played.
Book Review: Bound for Glory
Summary: 4 Stars
I read this book many years ago, and I easily recommend it to anyone. You don't have to be a fan of folk music (I'm not particularly), or ascribe to any particular ideology to ejoy it. Woody Guthrie is a very intelligent and insightful but writes in a straightforward plain English without any of the pretense of some of the Beat road stories.Book Review: a great way to get to know woody
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed reading this book. Woody writes with a unique perspective and style. This book along with his fictional/ autobiographical-Seeds of Man are must reads to get to know this uniquely american hero (but Joe Kleins biography-Woody Guthrie, a life is the best way to really get to know Woody.)