Wished for Song: A Portrait of Jeff Buckley by Merri Cyr, Jeff Buckley
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Book Reviews of Wished for Song: A Portrait of Jeff Buckley
Book Review: Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have been as touched by Jeff Buckley's music as I have, then you absolutely need this book. The book's showcase, of course, is many gorgeous photographs of Jeff - studio portraits, live shots, casual-hanging-out shots, publicity photos, etc. It almost feels like this book contains every single photo of Jeff ever taken. (It doesn't, of course, but it feels that way - and it's a good feeling.)
Mixed with the photos are quotes and stories about Jeff as told by his friends and loved ones. The touching words along with the haunting photos of Jeff will really give you a sense of who he was, almost as much as his music does.
Buy this book. Drink a mug of warm chai tea, and read it while listening to Grace (preferably on a cold, rainy autumn day.) Once the album is over, your mug is empty and you've reached the last page of this stunning book, you will be changed, in a way that is both bittersweet and right.
Book Review: WONDERFUL
Summary: 5 Stars
Although this book is not a biography, it is a well thought collaberation of stories and memories of Jeff friends and loved ones. Only a true fan will embrace this book for all it is worth. The pictures also tell stories of thier own. Like Jeffs music, these pictures show the deversity of his style also his physical appearance. Jeff Buckley never carries the same physical appearance in any of his pictures. Again like his music, he was able to carry any style and do it well. This book celebrates Jeffs life as "Jeff" the friend and loved one, not from an authors perception of the stories, but rather from the people in which Jeff dearly loved and who loved him as well. Not only will this book give you the insite to who Jeff truely was, it will also take your eyes on a visual joyride as well.Book Review: Tender and beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
I think of something so hot, you can't stand to touch it for longer then a second--but that one second leaves a burn and scar and memory that will last forever. That's how I think of Jeff, from his music, and how this book presents him. It's a book celebrating his life, which, by fate, memorializes his death. Jeff "was." He didn't make enough music before he became a past tense, but what he left is worth the continued praise and thoughts it still generates. I wish I could send every teenager who likes boy bands this book, to show them what a real artist looks like.Book Review: This book will make you smile, make you cry, make you feel
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is indispensable to all the die-hard fans out there! The exquisite beauty of Merri Cyr's photography is only enhanced by her connection to Jeff. These aren't the cold photographs of someone hired to do publicity shoots, these are the loving pictures of a friend. And the quotes and stories only enrich our understanding of the complexity of Jeff Buckley. It is beautiful and sweet and sad. You will read it again and again and when you don't have time to read you will find yourself stealing a glance at the photographs. This book is worth every penny.Book Review: Excellent Depiction of Jeff Buckley's Life
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm so glad I ordered this book. Jeff Buckley remains my all-time favorite singer/song writer, and this book tells a bit about his short-lived life, his music, and has a lot of very nice pictures of him. I miss him terribly, and I wish there was some way I could convey this message to those who were closest to him, particularly his mother. Jeff had a talent that is unmatched in my opinion. His music was like poetry, and I cry when I hear him sing certain songs. I highly recommend this book to all Buckley fans.