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Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame And Madness (2011)

by Neil Strauss(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061543675 (ISBN13: 9780061543678)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

It Books

review 1: Everyone Loves You When You're Dead contains bits and pieces of Neil Strauss' interviews with a wide spectrum of famous (and some not so famous) people in the music industry from rockers to rappers to roadies. Although it's an interesting read it's not the kind of book to be read straight through. In fact, that's the way Strauss presents it to us. Some of the interviews are broken up into 2, 3, or more segments with a kind of leap frog style. This can be a little disconcerting if you're not familiar with all the personalities as they can begin to blend together and you don't remember who's who. This confusion would have been easier to navigate if the book had a decent index. Or at least a table of contents. Some of the people are interesting, some are boring, and some ar... moree completely forgettable but it's worth a look see. The book runs 500 pages and contains over 200 interviews so you're sure to find someone you're interested in, or learn about someone new.
review 2: I bought this novel more because I am a big fan of Neil Strauss and less because of the premise of the novel – although its concept sounded interesting. As well as a novelist, Strauss is a writer and interviewer for Rolling Stone magazine, and this novel is composed of some his favorite excerpts from all of the interviews he’s done over the years. Included are celebrities of all types, so there is something for everyone. This book was entertaining and did give some good insights on life, but I don’t think I can see myself picking it back up to read again in the future (hence the lower rating.) With that being said, my favorite part was the “Epilogue” at the end in which Strauss puts together all of the lessons he’s learned about life through interviewing in one place. less

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