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    <body><![CDATA[Probably the worst written and poorly fact checked musical biography I've ever read. Hell, if Austin was really only ten miles from Lubbock, the capital wouldn't go blue every time there's an election. But that's just me, and I don't get paid to edit musical biographies that don't even include inter...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5974409">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This author chose to spend most of his time on elliott's life rather than his tragic death. A good choice considering his death is not yet fully explained. A must read for fans.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Nobody got very close to Elliott while he was alive, and this book does a good job of painting a fair (albeit distanced) portrait of the songwriter.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If it's got Elliott's name on it, automatic five stars.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elliott Smith has been one of my favorite musicians for many years, and his suicide was very upsetting. When I read about this biography, I was really excited to get an inside look into the life of this artist to hopefully get some answers to his death. Instead, I got a poorly-written &quot;semi-bio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7661942">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Amazing inside look at Elliott's life and music. It's not too long of a read and it's very interesting, especially if you are a fan of his music.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Uit: Elliott Smith And The Big Nothing van Benjamin Nugent. Toen het boek verscheen rond de eerste verjaardag van Smiths overlijden kreeg het vooral negatieve kritiek te verwerken. Nugent, die amper drie maanden na Smiths dood op 21 oktober 2003 aan het boek was begonnen, leverde amper een half jaar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13803828">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was considering even reading this biography as other reviews were rather negative about the whole concept.  After sitting down with it, however, I wonder if those people are out of their minds.<br/><br/>This is the first biography about Elliott Smith; granted, it was published a year after Smith...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9266693">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this on the drive back to Milwaukee from my first visit to Austin.  Basically it was not well done.  Rather boring.  Rather repetitive.  Rather overflowing with &quot;tortured-hero myth&quot; tropes.  <br/><br/>I remember stopping in Dallas to stretch our legs and see Dealey Plaza, the fame...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37716252">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elliott's biggest contribution was his music, and this book barely even mentions or explores this fact. I was sorely disappointed with this book. The writing was extremely poor and obviously rushed, and the subject's incredible gift was hardly acknowledged. You can learn much more about Elliott by s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39014522">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book offers a good overview of Smiths life, which will be interesting to anyone who is a fan of his music.   However, I was constantly frustrated with Nugents writing style and what seemed to be a lack of proper editing.  He would quote something once and then re-quote it almost in full  a seco...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11879225">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author ,Benjamin Nugent, did research but was unable to reveal a lot of fact as most people wouldn't talk to him. I think it may have been too soon after his death with too many questions still left unanswered. I think Mr. Nugent may have been more successful if he had waited a year or two. Not ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4432855">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i loved his music. this book was a pretty good telling of his life]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[3 Stars for subject matter only. A sloppy mess.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked it because it was about Elliott, but Nugent portrays Smith on a very superficial level. The friends and associates he interviewed for the book weren't the people closest to him - I would have preferred for him to have included commentary from his family, girlfriend, etc. - although I underst...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2785695">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elliott Smith may have been &quot;emo&quot; as today's society would put it, and at times, his depression could seem pathetic. However, somehow the world could have empathy and related directly to his word and feelings. His demise, is no surprise and I honestly think if he hadn't been killed so soon...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8180039">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is definitely a book that you can soak up easily if you are a fan of the late Elliott Smith.<br/><br/>It focuses on the big picture, his whole life...As opposed to his death.<br/><br/>However, if your not a fan of him you probably won't find this the least bit amusing.<br/><br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36406338">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Elliott Smith, but this book was positively awful. It's as if Mr. Nugent simply got tired of the subject he was researching for this biography, the end result being a mundane and strained attempt at capturing Elliott's life. Sadly, it is as dry as a woodplank and as disinterested as a child i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10944516">more...</a>]]></body>
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