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Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink (2015) by Elvis Costello

If I was a fan or follower of Elvis Costello, or someone who knew anything about the British music scene, I likely would have enjoyed this read. Unfortunately, this book was not for me.

I had hoped to learn a bit more about the life, development, and trajectory of Costello and his music career but I felt that I didn't learn much of anything at all. While Elvis certainly put lots down on paper, all the memories in his head of happenings throughout his life is not what I was in search of. I expected a more linear story, up to present day, and a bit more of the personal and emotional— some of the latter was included with reference to his father and grandfather, but this wasn't enough in the end. Not helping was the fact that Costello gives off the impression that he is very full of himself, highly pretentious, and stuck up. Not a good look but perhaps this is well know about him already.

At nearly 700 pages, the book is too long for what it offers a general interest reader. Perhaps a true fan would appreciate it all, but not I. I did read the full first half of the book but found myself skimming the second half due to an overall lack of engagement with the story and text.