Poll

Buy, Rent or Skip I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon?

Buy
0 (0%)
Rent
1 (100%)
Skip
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 1

Author Topic: I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon by Touré (2013)  (Read 192 times)

0 Members and 5 Guests are viewing this topic.

Chiprocks1

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 25865
  • Tell me a joke...
    • View Profile
I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon



I went into I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon with the idea that I would get something that other books hadn't covered before or after it's publish date. What I got was something completely different. The biggest problem I have with this book is that Touré goes to great lengths to point out what was happening in the day surrounding Prince that would ultimately give rise to his popularity. The problem is that Touré spends too much time painting a picture with historical references. There are times he goes so far in dissecting history that Prince's own story seems like an afterthought. There are some interesting things to come out when the focus is back on Prince. But with a lot of gaps in between, it became a very hard book to read and get through. I did finish it, but it seemed like a waste of time and a wasted opportunity. Not sure I'd recommend this book to a Prince fan because they will be disappointed, but a History scholar may get more out of the book.
Chip's Rockin' Art
Michael Scott To Meredith: "You've slept with so many men, your starting to look like one. BOOM! Roasted! Go here.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter


 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
1 Replies
258 Views
Last post August 19, 2012, 10:51:52 pm
by Chiprocks1
6 Replies
340 Views
Last post April 16, 2013, 07:47:56 am
by Chiprocks1
1 Replies
122 Views
Last post August 21, 2013, 08:51:43 am
by Chiprocks1
61 Replies
1241 Views
Last post October 25, 2016, 03:35:06 pm
by Chiprocks1
0 Replies
181 Views
Last post May 18, 2016, 05:52:48 pm
by Chiprocks1

Automatic Image Resize Code