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Title: This book is weak
Review: This book was a disappointment. It is as if the author spent a few weekends at the library reading every article every written about the Beasties and then condensed them. Although the author claims to have met the band members, this book reflects no intimate connection with the band or anyone who's a part of the scene and knows how things really were. Everything Angus writes references the magazine article he learned it from instead of actual conversations with the band or people who knew the band. In addition to its superficiality of content, the book's writing is poor. The author's over insertion of esoteric vocabulary words comes off as amateurish instead of sophistocated and clever. Despite it's research paper texture and pretentious writing,this book is somewhat redeemed because it is the only Beastie biography published and contains many interesting factoids about the band's history. So I would reccommend reading it if you are a fan but don't expect too much.
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