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"He's not just a poetic rocker from Ireland who formed the Boomtown Rats. Bob Geldof is funny, brave, and tells it like it is as he remembers his life growing up in Ireland with his father and two sisters--to single handedly organizing Band Aid, relief for those starving in Ethiopia in the early 1980s. Geldof was the class clown (mostly by accident) who challenged the religious authorities who educated him. He was the curious young boy who thought there had to be more to life. Rebelling against the family and forming a rock band was the beginning, but it was a news story on television that prompted Geldof in to using his musical clout to form Band Aid, and shortly after Live Aid, both non-profit to raise millions of dollars for those starving in Africa. The reader gets an inside look at the good, bad, and ugly of some famous 80s talent both before and after Band Aid, and along the way become Bob Geldof's companion feeling every word of his exhausting journey from rock stardom to hero. A brilliant read for anyone interested in learning the history of Band Aid and Live Aid, how the famine relief manifested, and for those who were fans of 80s rock, as Geldof tells a tale of some unforgettable experiences with the biggest names in music."
Fins, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Story of entertainer?
- Singer/Dancer
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Ireland
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Misc setting
- moving train
- sewers/subways
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Book makes you feel?
- in awe
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- Dry-cynical
- satire
- sarcastic/sardonic
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- impregnation/reproduction
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A lot in color 11-15
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
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