I knew it would happen eventually. After all the positive reviews, one critic came out swinging the other way.
A guy named Robert Holman pretty much ripped the book apart in the Toledo Free Press newspaper. The whole review is too long to quote here, and I don’t understand some of the criticisms. Give it [...]
Thanks to Conor M. for sending me a scan of the January 2009 issue of Q magazine, which includes a brief review of U2 - A Diary. I can’t find the review on Q’s web site, so here’s the full text:
U2: A Diary
Matt McGee, Omnibus Press, £19.95
3 stars
Want to know exactly what U2 were doing [...]
Good reviews are always fun to read, and it’s especially nice when people you know and like — and whose opinions you respect — have good things to say about U2 - A Diary. My friend Todd Mintz, himself a big music fan, bought a copy of the book and wrote a review today that [...]
I think this is the first media review of U2 - A Diary: In Friday’s edition of The Sun (UK), writer Natasha Harding says
“For fans this well-written, in-depth book is essential.”
Sweet!
I’m even more excited that the fan reviews on Amazon.com and Amazon UK are so positive. Fingers crossed that the great feedback/response continues.
It’s driving me a little batty to know that so many people have the book before me, but when I see awesome reviews like the one Marie in Coventry (UK) wrote on Amazon.com, I don’t mind at all that you guys are getting your copies already.
It’s well worth it’s cost and will take [...]
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