Ali

I love receiving an ARC of a book I was already eagerly anticipating. Fresh off his in depth coverage of REM, Peter Ames Carlin goes back to perhaps his favorite writing subject, Bruce Springsteen.

This book is definitely only for the fanatics detailing the daily ins and outs of the physical and psychological experience of recording “Born To Run”. The arduous process is not new information to the majority of Bruce fans. The most impactful part of the book is chronicling the constantly churning insecurity Bruce experiences throughout given the stakes of the album’s success (or lack thereof) and his personal quest for rock and roll perfection.

I’m a Springsteen fan and was raised on the scripture of “Born to Run”. I’ve spoken of the spiritual experience of a Bruce show. That said, at times the book teetered on the edge of being too worshippy even for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday for the opportunity to read and review.

I love receiving an ARC of a book I was already eagerly anticipating. Fresh off his in depth coverage of REM, Peter Ames Carlin goes back to perhaps his favorite writing subject, Bruce Springsteen.

This book is definitely only for the fanatics detailing the daily ins and outs of the physical and psychological experience of recording “Born To Run”. The arduous process is not new information to the majority of Bruce fans. The most impactful part of the book is chronicling the constantly churning insecurity Bruce experiences throughout given the stakes of the album’s success (or lack thereof) and his personal quest for rock and roll perfection.

I’m a Springsteen fan and was raised on the scripture of “Born to Run”. I’ve spoken of the spiritual experience of a Bruce show. That said, at times the book teetered on the edge of being too worshippy even for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday for the opportunity to read and review.