Woody Guthrie: A Life by Joe Klein
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Book Reviews of Woody Guthrie: A Life
Book Review: A Great Biography!
Summary: 5 Stars
....and I'd recommend this book even to those not especially interested in Woody Guthrie. The writing is superb, and Klein's reporting skills are without peer. The book also stands as a fine social history of Depression Era America.Book Review: a little dry
Summary: 2 Stars
While deeply researched, this biography is a little dry for me. It's just the telling of what happened, in great detail, in my opinion without vivid language. Few direct quotes. All in past tense. This happened, then this happened, then this happened. Maybe that's how biographies were written back then (in the 1980s) but they have come a long way since then. These leaves me feeling like I'm watching this story from afar, not feeling it, never getting close enough, not touching it.