Customer Reviews

The Fallen: Life In and Out of Britain's Most Insane Group

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whenever Mrs Divvey is giving me a hard time, I let her see me reading this book.
Less a pop group biog than a strategy for dealing with people close to us.
File under relationship counseling.

I brought this on a vacation and annoyed my wife as I couldnt put this book down. A facinating journey into the history of the Fall, into the psychosis of MES and all the blokes he's recuited for the band. Ps, to the author-please sell the rights so there can be a movie made about this, I can't wait.

This is the book you want to read about The Fall...lots of great interviews with almost every member they could find.

I got this book, and before putting it on the shelf to read later, I thought that I'd just skim the beginning, and now days later with my tasks undone I've finished the book. If you are a fan of The Fall, then chances are you're obsessive like all of us including the author -you must read this book. Not only does the author track down and interview the 50 some odd former members of the band -all interesting folks- he creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of main man Mark. Simpson spends perhaps a little too much time on his own life, but the reason becomes acceptable by the end. If you are reading this review then just buy the book.

The book arrived in good condition. No torn pages or footnotes. As it should, coz I ordered it new.

The book was written by an Englishman who likes the Fall, and he tries to track down every member ever in the band. People called him crazy coz there are approximately seven hundred former members of The Fall, but he got almost all of em. Except one. I'm not gonna say who, coz Amazon has a no spoiler policy but I'll tell you hist first initial: it's K.

Overall I give this book five stars-ah!