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Careless Love

Name: Careless Love
Author: Peter Guralnick

by Peter Guralnick

1998•Biography•768 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarymusicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioncomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is moving, serious and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Here at last is the full, true and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the second volume of Peter Guralnick's two-part biography.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryMusicalSelf destruction/implosionComplex relationshipHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Rock musiciansBiographyPresley, elvis-biographyPresley, elvis, 1935-1977Rock musicians, biography

Details

Author: Peter Guralnick
Published: 1998
Pages: 768
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Source: Open Library

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