Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing by Benjamin Nugent
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Book Reviews of Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing
Book Review: Hit & Miss
Summary: 3 Stars
This book CAN be good, but the author has a bad habit of randomly going off on tangents about things irrelevant to Elliott's life, and spouting out random facts like a college essay that don't really have any benefit.Book Review: Writing style lacking, gives little insight to Elliott himself
Summary: 2 Stars
Facts. That's about all you'll get from this book--it was very impersonal, and didn't really give any insight into who Elliott was at all. I was expecting interviews from friends and family, something that would give me a deeper glimpse into this enigma of a man. Not really what I got from this book sadly. There's another book out about him, mostly filled with pictures, that has stories from his friends scattered about it. That's a little better, I guess. Still wasn't quite what I was looking for though. If something could be written with a mixture between the two, I'd be the first to snag it off the bookshelves.Book Review: not worth the time
Summary: 1 Stars
As a big Elliott Smith fan, I figured this would be a great read to gain some insight on someone whose music I love so dearly. Unfortunately, this book is a disappointment. Admittedly, I only got through two chapters - that's how bad this is. The writing is boring (and bordering on elementary) and the attempts to find parallels between his life and his music fall short. I probably would've read more, but another friend of mine who finished the book told me not to bother, as the rest is also awful.Book Review: Aptly Titled and Uninspired
Summary: 1 Stars
As an enormous fan of Smith's, I was thrilled to see this biography released. I think many of us were, after the loss of such a prolific artist, searching for some solace in the intimate details of his life. This book however, leaves you cold. It's more of a clinical documentation of Smith's work than an exploration of his life and mind. It gives neither comfort nor enlightenment, and is therefore worthless.
Sadly.