Sarah's review of Clapton: The Autobiography

Clapton: The Autobiography Clapton: The Autobiography
by Eric Clapton
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Sarah's review
rating: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
recommended for: Clapton fans/music fans
status: Read in January, 2008

I would probably not consider myself a huge Clapton fan, although I do enjoy most of his music and am married to a big fan. I got this book for my hubby for Christmas and decided to read it out of lack of other available reading materials. In my opinion, Clapton is a fairly good writer and has certainly lived a less than boring life. I did not particularly enjoy reading the candid stories from his early career and did not really respect the person that he was describing. As I read further into the book and saw him evolve into the person that he is today, I began to really appreciate his ability as a writer to separate himself from the early Eric that he was writing about. He did not seem to pass a lot of judgement on this character and did not make many excuses for choices or behavior. It was really fascinating to feel the entire mood of the book change once he became sober.

I am probably unfairly giving this book only three stars. It is well written; it just didn't stir a ...more
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