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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Led Zeppelin - The Biography by Bob Spitz[/quote]

That's an interesting combo!  I loved, loved, loved Pachinko.  And, spinning off from the comments above regarding Ann Patchett, everything I have read about Min Jin Lee makes me impressed with her as a human being.  She is kind and forthright and a person of great humility and faith.

Maybe I'll pick up the Led Zeppelin book!     [/quote]

I'm about halfway through Pachinko and really like it so far. It's very readable and all the characters are beautifully written. I think someone on here recommended it in a past post--thanks DCUM.

The Led Zep book is fascinating. The author really gets into the weeds of music theory and analysis of Led Zep's catalog, rather than personal backstory of the group members. I remember a Beatles biography I recently read that detailed every bit of bad behavior by the Fab 4, but only glossed over their actual songs. As a musician myself, I like Spitz's approach better. So far (1/3 of the way through) it's pretty much the Jimmy Page show, and the other three are supporting characters. That might change, or it might not; sometimes it's a case of how much the biographer was able to talk to the other members, or how much material s/he was able to obtain. [/quote]

Funny.  I listened a few summers ago to the audio version of Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page (by Brad Tolinsky).  I liked it a lot.[/quote]

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