George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle
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Breezy
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5 very definite stars。The quiet one。 The shy Beatle who peered out from beneath a fringe of thick brown hair。 The young one。 The spiritualist。 The philanthropist。 The husband and father。 A singer-songwriter for the ages whose talent was shadowed by that of two of his bandmates。 The guitarist who freely shared more than just the spotlight with his close musician friend。 The businessman。 The man who was nearly murdered， but died instead of cancer。George Harrison was many things to many people， and 5 very definite stars。The quiet one。 The shy Beatle who peered out from beneath a fringe of thick brown hair。 The young one。 The spiritualist。 The philanthropist。 The husband and father。 A singer-songwriter for the ages whose talent was shadowed by that of two of his bandmates。 The guitarist who freely shared more than just the spotlight with his close musician friend。 The businessman。 The man who was nearly murdered， but died instead of cancer。George Harrison was many things to many people， and in Philip Norman’s book， he paints a vibrant and well rounded portrait about the Beatle who deserved so much more of the spotlight than he was given。George Harrison has always remained a mysterious figure， and Philip Norman casts him into the spotlight in a revealing biography about a very private man。 Chock full of insight and personal stories from family and friends alike， The Reluctant Beatle is an eminently readable biography for fans of the man himself， the Beatles， or anyone who would like to know more about the seminal rock band of the twentieth century。Norman devotes the early pages of the book as a character study that does much to foreshadow the man George would become。 George's very humble beginnings in a council flat in Liverpool， where he and his siblings bathed in a tin bath heated by boiled stove water， shows how his level of financial means set him apart from the more middle class McCartney and Lennon。 He presents us George’s childhood friendship with Paul McCartney， and later with John Lennon， and how a small gap in age left George the butt of jokes and sometimes bullying。 These patterns keep presenting themselves， with George having to prove himself as a writer again and again。Norman shows us George’s transformation from raw musical talent to a considered songwriter， who was often constrained and frustrated by the lack of care and time his compositions were given， even by producer George Martin。 As Beatlemania hits， we observe how ill-suited George is to the frantic attention of screaming fans， and how frustrating performing live is for not only him， but the entire band。One aspect of early Beatlemania that will forever change George is a meeting with a beautiful model， Pattie Boyd， who will become his muse， his wife， and later， the bride of his best friend。 George in turns treats her beautifully and then appallingly， offering her to Eric Clapton one night casually。 After their marriage breakup， when Pattie and Eric become a couple in the mid seventies， she's astounded to find the friendship between the men even closer， herself almost an afterthought。As tensions begin to swirl within the band after the death of their manager Brian Epstein， it becomes clear that George is not only musically unfulfilled， but resentful of how he’s relegated to one or two songs a release。 Restlessness causes his attention to shift and he discovers the Eastern spiritualism that frames the rest of his life， leading him to focus inward。 While that interest is piqued by the other Beatles， it is something that George needs， a framework Catholicism never offered him。Then， a perfect storm begins。 Though the band is without a manager， they form Apple Corps， an overarching company with great ideas and divisions that require the hiring of people， some very suitable and others not at all。 Apple， and all its divisions， a change from long–time producer George Martin， two camps， each with a business manager not universally trusted， and the addition of more and more drugs begin driving wedges between the Fab Four。 Yoko Ono’s constant presence in John’s life divides him between The Beatles and artistic expressions with Yoko。 Paul’s association with Linda Eastman， brings her father，and then her brother， to the fore representing his business interests， while John， George， and Ringo choose to work with Allen Klein， someone Paul doesn't trust。Cracks in the Beatle foundation turn into massive rents， the band barely a functional unit in its latter years。 This utterly destroys George and more than ever， he finds himself leaning on Hinduism and meditation， finding enough peace to allow him to go on。It takes some time for him to come into his own as a solo artist， but George flourishes as a musician in his post Beatles career。 He records albums that delve deeply into the spiritual themes that center his life。 He takes great joy in renovating his homes and working on his massive estates。 George eventually becomes a movie producer， working with the members of Monty Python， among others。 He creates and executes the first all-star charity concert， forming a template for many such events in the future。As unlikely as it must have originally seemed， George joins another band， the supergroup Traveling Wilburys along with Roy Orbison， Tom Petty， Bob Dylan， and Jeff Lynne。 It is in this group that he feels a true equal。 George’s largest triumph is purely personal。 After divorcing Pattie， he meets Olivia Arias， and they have a son Dhani。 With the love and support of Olivia， and the utter joy at becoming a father， the purest measure of the man is seen。 And though he passed away altogether too soon， his life was extraordinary。Philip Norman drew the blueprint for Beatle biographies with Shout！， which released shortly after John Lennon’s death。 In subsequent books about Paul McCartney， John Lennon， and Eric Clapton， he teased out tidbits about George that gave tantalizing glimpses of him， but often left the reader frustrated。 It seemed that there was so much more left to be told。In this release， Norman more than delivers。 His exhaustive research and massive amount of contributors paint such a vibrant picture of George。 It is hard to believe that despite the depth and thoroughness of this book， he did not directly interview either Olivia or Dhani， for reasons he explains in his afterward。If you’re a Beatles fan， if you enjoy music biographies， or if you just want to know more about a private man who lived much of his life in the spotlight， you won't be disappointed with George Harrison The Reluctant Beatle。Thanks to NetGalley， the publisher， and the author for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Dubi
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I'm not sure why anyone would want to read a biography of George Harrison written by Philip Norman。 The same Philip Norman who had relegated George to second class Beatle in his widely read Beatles biography Shout in which he failed to take into account George's immediately successful post-Beatles solo career。 The same Philip Norman who wrote a scathing， mean， insulting obituary of George after his death from cancer in 2003。 So scathing， mean， and insulting that George's surviving wife and son， I'm not sure why anyone would want to read a biography of George Harrison written by Philip Norman。 The same Philip Norman who had relegated George to second class Beatle in his widely read Beatles biography Shout in which he failed to take into account George's immediately successful post-Beatles solo career。 The same Philip Norman who wrote a scathing， mean， insulting obituary of George after his death from cancer in 2003。 So scathing， mean， and insulting that George's surviving wife and son， Olivia and Dhani， refused to talk to him for this new book even two decades later， despite his attempt at apology。 Why would you want to read a biography of George Harrison that has no direct input from the wife he spent most of his adult life with and the son who is following in his footsteps？ Indeed， look at the source notes at the end and see that Norman has broken no new ground in this book， his sources all being out there already in the public domain -- primarily his own bios of the Beatles， John Lennon， Paul McCartney， and Eric Clapton。 Indeed， you can just read his obituary of George to get a condensed version of the bio in 3000 words， which already seems overlong， rather than slog through 500+ pages of regurgitated material that is only slightly less unflattering than the obit。 Not to mention the many biographies and movies about George that are already extant。Norman waits until you're already near the 500 page mark to berate himself for that mean obituary and to inform us that he had nothing from Olivia and Dhani。 Even in apology and mea culpa， he still omits what he said in the obit， that he held a grudge against George from the first time he ever met him during Beatlemania because George wasn't nice to him。 The lack of sources from George's post-Beatles years means that only about 1/4 of the book is devoted to it。 Of course we want the tea on the Beatles， but how do you gloss over three decades in the life of the only lifelong Beatle not named Lennon or McCartney？ How do you devote like three pages to the Traveling Wilburys？ I've heard more about them in anecdotes by music insiders I know who have relationships with Dylan and Petty than there is here。In the end， overall， this is still a comprehensive survey of the life and work of George Harrison， so it will be of interest to Beatles fans and George fans。 But do yourselves a favor folks， ditch this and read Mark Lewisohn's Tune In， which leaves no pebble unturned， and join the rest of us in line waiting for volume 2 to pick up that story in 1962 where it left off。 。。。more
Maine Colonial
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I read a free advance digital review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley。First off， I should say that while I am a Baby Boomer who grew up with the Beatles and liked George Harrison the best， I’m not such an intense Beatles fan that I know all the details of their history。 I know the highlights （and lowlights）， just not in minute detail。 This is a book for those who are interested in not just the milestones， but every little step， and the names and actions of all the people and places i I read a free advance digital review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley。First off， I should say that while I am a Baby Boomer who grew up with the Beatles and liked George Harrison the best， I’m not such an intense Beatles fan that I know all the details of their history。 I know the highlights （and lowlights）， just not in minute detail。 This is a book for those who are interested in not just the milestones， but every little step， and the names and actions of all the people and places in Harrison’s life。 I only learned after starting the book that the author had written a nasty obituary of Harrison。 In his author’s note at the end of the book， Philip Norman says that at the time he had a limited knowledge of Harrison， only during the Beatles period， and that his subsequent research showed him that he’d been wrong about Harrison and had apologized to Harrison’s wife and son。 They didn’t cooperate with the book， and it’s impossible not to wonder how the book might have been affected if they’d contributed。This is a hefty tome at 512 pages。 The first quarter of the book covers George’s childhood and the years of George becoming a musician， getting gigs with many different bands and lots of iterations of the Beatles， and then the Beatles signing with Brian Epstein in 1961。 The next part of the book takes us through the established Beatles years， through to the events in Peter Jackson’s documentary， Get Back， that make it clear the band’s members had reached the end of their road together。 At nearly two-thirds of the way through the book， the focus turns to Harrison’s post-Beatles years。My primary takeaway from the book is that Harrison’s best qualities were his loyalty to friends and commitment to bettering himself and using his privileges to help others。 He had plenty of lesser qualities—though since many of the negative depictions seem to be from ex-wife Pattie Boyd， and since Olivia and Dhani Harrison did not cooperate with this author， I’m not sure how much of the negatives to believe—but he was a deeper and more spiritual man than I’d previously appreciated。3。5 stars， rounded up to 4 stars。 。。。more
Julie
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At the end of the book， Norman apologizes for the obituary he wrote about George for the Sunday Times。 I hadn’t read the obituary back in 2001， so I looked it up online。 Some of what is said in the obituary is repeated verbatim in this book。 In my mind， that draws the sincerity of the apology into question and reinforces my feeling that there was bias at play， whether consciously or not， in the writing。 It would be easy to discount this biography because of the apparent bias。 Certainly， the tone At the end of the book， Norman apologizes for the obituary he wrote about George for the Sunday Times。 I hadn’t read the obituary back in 2001， so I looked it up online。 Some of what is said in the obituary is repeated verbatim in this book。 In my mind， that draws the sincerity of the apology into question and reinforces my feeling that there was bias at play， whether consciously or not， in the writing。 It would be easy to discount this biography because of the apparent bias。 Certainly， the tone of the book is more overtly hostile than that of the average biography。 I think it’s important to keep the author’s dislike of George in mind while reading， and I certainly wouldn’t use it as my sole source of information about George Harrison。 At the same time， I do think it is an important addition to the collection of books about the Beatles。This book paints Harrison as an almost perpetually angry， disgruntled， jealous， and stingy misanthrope who， by the way， hated every moment as a Beatle。 His loyalty， closeness with his family， generosity as a friend， and commitment to global philanthropy appear to be acknowledged grudgingly。 However， the author does recognize Harrison as a gifted musician and provides a good deal of information about the music。 While I don’t believe Harrison was a saint， I felt that there wasn’t as much balance as there might have been。 There are a handful of stories in here from the time prior to the dissolution of the Beatles that I hadn’t heard previously， as well as some stories about the Beatles with which I wasn’t familiar。 The content with which I was least familiar was the post-breakup era， but sadly these chapters weren’t quite as rich in detail as the earlier parts。Neither Olivia Harrison， nor Dhani， were interviewed for this book， which is perhaps why the later years of his life lack the same depth of coverage as the early years。 This book is roughly 300 pages shorter than Norman’s biographies of Lennon and McCartney。What Else I LikedThe recounting of the knife attack on George in his home was so well-written that it brought me to tears。I appreciated the detailed reflections on the music。 Norman’s work as a rock critic is clearly evident here。There are some excellent photos。 Including some I hadn’t seen before。Norman didn’t have a negative thing to say about Ringo。What Else I Didn’t LikeThe use of foreshadowing is beyond excessive， entirely unnecessary， distracting and exasperating。 The time line was often vague。I received a free eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lissa00
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I read this author’s previous book on Paul McCartney and loved it。 I didn’t like this one on George Harrison quite as much， but still enjoyed reading it。 Philip Norman wrote an obituary for Harrison that was less than flattering and was hoping this book would make up for it （according to the author’s note）。 Maybe it did？ Harrison still comes off as prickly and resentful （and not a great husband）， but it did highlight the ways in which he succeeded in a career post-Beatles。 There are better books I read this author’s previous book on Paul McCartney and loved it。 I didn’t like this one on George Harrison quite as much， but still enjoyed reading it。 Philip Norman wrote an obituary for Harrison that was less than flattering and was hoping this book would make up for it （according to the author’s note）。 Maybe it did？ Harrison still comes off as prickly and resentful （and not a great husband）， but it did highlight the ways in which he succeeded in a career post-Beatles。 There are better books if you want a Beatles chronology but if you are interested in the “quiet” Beatle， this is a good biography。 I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。 。。。more
Bruce Raterink
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Having enjoyed several music biographies by Philip Norman including his original Beatles biography， Shout！ I appreciate his in depth research and inclusion of details I had not previously known。 I have read numerous Beatles biographies and most of them rightfully focus predominately on John and Paul。 This is the first I've read that makes George the focus and the perspective was enlightening。 The only thing keeping me from giving this five stars is Philip Norman's need to include unnecessary sal Having enjoyed several music biographies by Philip Norman including his original Beatles biography， Shout！ I appreciate his in depth research and inclusion of details I had not previously known。 I have read numerous Beatles biographies and most of them rightfully focus predominately on John and Paul。 This is the first I've read that makes George the focus and the perspective was enlightening。 The only thing keeping me from giving this five stars is Philip Norman's need to include unnecessary salacious details in his biographies。 This one includes details about a "rumor" of a beastiality sex show in Hamburg that had nothing to do with The Beatles story。 There was enough sex， drugs and rock'n'roll in George's life without including some irrelevant story that was presented as just a rumor。 A great read。 Highly recommended for Beatles fans。 Thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for an advanced reader copy。 。。。more
*TUDOR^QUEEN*
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My ultimate favorite Beatles biography is "Shout！ The Beatles in Their Generation" which was published in 1981 by this author。 My son read it a few years ago and savored it also， finding its depth of information useful prior to his interview as a Beatles historian。 My elder brother is reading it now， and commented to me in wonder at the research that must have gone into it。 So I approached this reading of his George Harrison biography with a lot of expectation。Roughly the first half of the book My ultimate favorite Beatles biography is "Shout！ The Beatles in Their Generation" which was published in 1981 by this author。 My son read it a few years ago and savored it also， finding its depth of information useful prior to his interview as a Beatles historian。 My elder brother is reading it now， and commented to me in wonder at the research that must have gone into it。 So I approached this reading of his George Harrison biography with a lot of expectation。Roughly the first half of the book is comprised of George's birth， inclusion into The Beatles and their rise to fame。 Because of Norman's previous incredibly detailed 1981 biography of The Beatles， I was comparing this portion and finding it less dense and rich than I remembered。 In hindsight this had to be- because when the prior Beatles biography was written it was 1981， so imagine the breadth of facts crammed into an entire book covering just that 20-year period。 Here it is over forty years later， and Norman had to flesh out Harrison's later solo musical career， second marriage， involvement with making movies （HandMade Films）， home invasion/murder attempt， extra-marital affairs， and two bouts with cancer- which ultimately took him from us。 As a hardcore Beatles fan， I confess I was so unimpressed with the beginning section that had I not been reviewing this I might have put it aside。 However， a casual Beatles fan probably would ingest this as a first primer on the subject， and not find it boring。The second half of the book was a game changer for me。 The focus on George Harrison commenced and blossomed for the remainder of the book。 I learned a lot of new George Harrison minutiae and loved it。 The intense recounting of a deranged fan that broke into his home Friar Park and stabbed him 40 times was riveting and horrifying。 The coverage regarding his medical travails with cancer and acceptance of impending death was very informative and poignant。 As I closed the book contentment settled over me and I was grateful for the ride。Thank you to the publisher Scribner who provided an advance reader copy via NetGalley。 。。。more
Wendi Manning
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Why would someone who actively dislikes a person decide to write their biography？ If you’re not aware of Mr。 Norman’s dislike of George， check out the obituary he wrote when he died。 I was about 60% in and we were still in Beatleland。 I love George， and unfortunately Mr。 Norman wanted us to be fully versed in all things Beatles before getting to George。 George was a very grumpy guy。 He deserves to have been。 He was underrated， underutilized， and undervalued by a group of guys he’d been friends w Why would someone who actively dislikes a person decide to write their biography？ If you’re not aware of Mr。 Norman’s dislike of George， check out the obituary he wrote when he died。 I was about 60% in and we were still in Beatleland。 I love George， and unfortunately Mr。 Norman wanted us to be fully versed in all things Beatles before getting to George。 George was a very grumpy guy。 He deserves to have been。 He was underrated， underutilized， and undervalued by a group of guys he’d been friends with for years。 Mr。 Norman just discounts that as sour grapes。 It wasn’t， he was right。 There needs to be a book written on the dysfunctional and bizarre friendship between George and Clapton。 George comes off here as the bad guy， and history has shown he wasn’t。 He wasn’t an angel， but no one deserves Clapton’s crap。 Pattie， who shows up for her usual reasons of bragging about how famous men wrote songs from her and fought over her， adds nothing new to the story。 George was a complicated man and deserved an unbiased view。 Maybe one where they talked to his son and widow。 I learned some new stuff in this， but this wasn’t a biography of a serial killer， and the bias against him really tainted this for me。 George， as usual， deserved better than he got。 I’d recommend it with the caveat that you should know this isn’t the type of biography where the writer stays out of it。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
C。G。 Twiles
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Highly researched， entertaining biography of "the quiet Beatle，" George Harrison。 The Beatles were a bit before my time so although I'm familiar with most of their music， and John Lennon's tragic， violent death， I wasn't familiar with the story of their rise， breakup， etc。 I thought the early years of their residency at The Cavern， a dive bar in Hamburg， was the most fascinating part of the book。 I had the sense that the Beatles kind of burst onto the scene and became insta-famous， but that wasn Highly researched， entertaining biography of "the quiet Beatle，" George Harrison。 The Beatles were a bit before my time so although I'm familiar with most of their music， and John Lennon's tragic， violent death， I wasn't familiar with the story of their rise， breakup， etc。 I thought the early years of their residency at The Cavern， a dive bar in Hamburg， was the most fascinating part of the book。 I had the sense that the Beatles kind of burst onto the scene and became insta-famous， but that wasn't the case at all。 It was a long， slow grind to the top for the Beatles， and their extreme poverty and horrid living conditions for many years while they toured and tried to make a name for themselves would have broken most people。 Small wonder that while Pete Best gets the most attention for being dismissed as the band was on the cusp of stardom， the band had many members who quit out of not being able to take the grind。 The four left standing—minus Best， who was replaced with Ringo Starr—went on to a mega-stardom that most people will never experience， and likely would not want to。 （Harrison too was the victim of a crazed "fan"—a man who broke into his house and stabbed him 40 times。 It's a miracle he wasn't killed like his former bandmate， Lennon。）People （or at least me） forget that Harrison—who was completely overshadowed by the prolific songwriting and more brash personalities of John Lennon and Paul McCartney—wrote some of the band's most popular tunes， including Here Comes the Sun， Taxman， and Something。Harrison isn't always the nicest person （wasn't Paul the Nice Beatle or am I imagining it？）。 He desperately wanted to be a spiritual person—and to that end spent many years chanting， playing sitar， and practically living in India。 However， he couldn't seem to bring himself to be nice to his first wife， Pattie Boyd， who famously goes on to marry his best friend， Eric Clapton。 He also famously had an icy relationship with John and Paul （mostly Paul）， and even ended up falling out with his beloved sister， Lou， who was partly responsible for getting the Beatles on the map in America。There is also some great stuff on Harrison's rather successful foray into the movie business。 His production company produced Monty Python films。 The book takes a short but amusing turn when Harrison's company funds the Madonna/Sean Penn bomb "Shanghai Surprise。"If you want a much deeper understanding of the most inscrutable Beatle， Philip Norman's book is required reading。 And if you just happen to like biographies of musicians， this is a great one to pick up。Thank you Philip Norman， the publisher， and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ellie
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George was always my favorite Beatle！ Philip Norman has written an outstanding book on George。 It's very interesting that he was jealous with his wives and that he was such an acute paranoid person。 I find it shocking that a nut broke into his home and stabbed him 40 times。 This breaks my heart！ he never fully recovered from that。 This is a book into the life of my favorite musician ever！ Heartbreaking， he should still be alive playing his glorious music！ George was always my favorite Beatle！ Philip Norman has written an outstanding book on George。 It's very interesting that he was jealous with his wives and that he was such an acute paranoid person。 I find it shocking that a nut broke into his home and stabbed him 40 times。 This breaks my heart！ he never fully recovered from that。 This is a book into the life of my favorite musician ever！ Heartbreaking， he should still be alive playing his glorious music！ 。。。more
J Earl
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George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle by Philip Norman was largely what I was expecting， both positively and negatively。 Fortunately， armed with some understanding of the relationship between Norman and Harrison， the reader can enjoy most of the information and discount Norman's pettiness。Harrison once made a less-than-flattering （and more than likely accurate） statement about Norman， and in true Norman fashion he waited until well after his death to write a factually accurate biography with lit George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle by Philip Norman was largely what I was expecting， both positively and negatively。 Fortunately， armed with some understanding of the relationship between Norman and Harrison， the reader can enjoy most of the information and discount Norman's pettiness。Harrison once made a less-than-flattering （and more than likely accurate） statement about Norman， and in true Norman fashion he waited until well after his death to write a factually accurate biography with little bits of questionable， at best， analysis and interpretation。 Ignore that and the book is largely a success。So much has been written about the Beatles， even George， that the amount of truly new information here is limited。 What we do get is the focus on George rather than any of the others。 A lot of what we knew about Harrison was in the context of one of his bandmates。 For instance， reading about Lennon you might get a tidbit about Harrison， but from a different perspective。 This placing of George at the center of the story is probably this volume's most important contribution to the vast Beatle library。I know I sound like this book was spoiled by Norman's axe he insists on grinding， but that isn't the case。 Understanding the limits of a biased biographer allows a reader to still gain insight， and even helps generate more active reading since we have to be on guard for the juvenile "explanations" that say more about the writer than the subject of the biography。Harrison's flaws and contradictions are certainly on display here， and it does a fan good to have a more complete impression of our celebrities。 We all have flaws and we're all inconsistent in our thinking， so this is simply showing that Harrison was， indeed， human。I would recommend this not just to Beatle fans but anyone who enjoys biographies that are less fawning than most。 Just remember， this is not an objective critical look but a personally driven negative hatchet job， so be on guard。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Linden
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This biography starts with George's childhood in Liverpool， in a loving but poor family。 George wrote some great songs， but apparently felt marginalized by John and Paul。 They all got into Eastern religions， but that didn't deter George from his fondness for cocaine and women， including Ringo's wife， and the way he treated his wife Pattie was just sad。 I was very surprised when I read in the afterward that the author had interviewed neither George's wife Olivia nor his son Dhani。 Thanks to Edelw This biography starts with George's childhood in Liverpool， in a loving but poor family。 George wrote some great songs， but apparently felt marginalized by John and Paul。 They all got into Eastern religions， but that didn't deter George from his fondness for cocaine and women， including Ringo's wife， and the way he treated his wife Pattie was just sad。 I was very surprised when I read in the afterward that the author had interviewed neither George's wife Olivia nor his son Dhani。 Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the ARC。 。。。more
Rachel Cotney
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It's a book about George。 Of course I loved it！ It's a book about George。 Of course I loved it！ 。。。more
Ruth
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A worthwhile addition to the Beatles book canon， this tome pays homage to the inner world of George Harrison。 Especially for Beatles completists， there is little new information， but a greater depth to his contradictions is clarified。His individuality is not highlighted until almost halfway through the book。 The first part is a history of the Beatles as a group， and he is definitely given the feeling that his is underappreciated and often mocked。 Possibly as a result of this， and other factors， A worthwhile addition to the Beatles book canon， this tome pays homage to the inner world of George Harrison。 Especially for Beatles completists， there is little new information， but a greater depth to his contradictions is clarified。His individuality is not highlighted until almost halfway through the book。 The first part is a history of the Beatles as a group， and he is definitely given the feeling that his is underappreciated and often mocked。 Possibly as a result of this， and other factors， his varied characteristics play out clearly in the 2nd part of the book， which is about him， his life after the Beatles， and his varied interests and dichotomies。Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC。 。。。more
Cathy Branciforte
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