Book Reports: A Music Critic on His First Love, Which Was Reading Volume © 2019 Robert Christgau

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Book Reports: A Music Critic on His First Love, Which Was Reading - This collection of 80 book reviews and literary essays from legendary Village Voice rock critic...

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In this generous collection of book reviews and literary essays, legendary Village Voice rock critic Robert Christgau showcases the passion that made him a critic-his love for the written word. Many selections address music, from blackface minstrelsy to punk and hip-hop, artists from Lead Belly to Patti Smith, and fellow critics from Ellen Willis and Lester Bangs to Nelson George and Jessica Hopper. But Book Reports also teases out the...

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