barkingstars reviewed The Colonel by Alanna Nash
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3 stars
I read this book shortly after reading Peter Guralnik’s two part Presley biography. I felt it would be interesting to get more background on The Colonel.
This book is not especially interested in being even handed, and it even leans heavily on some (quiet out there) theories that seem to have very scant evidence.
But this book covers much that Guralnik doesn’t, either because they don’t fit his timeline or they’re too Colonel centric. Nash gets some interesting anecdotes and stories, and she keeps the pace up and doesn’t pad anything out or get caught up in anything dull.
It’s an interesting read. The Colonel, unsurprisingly, remains a bit of an enigma, but slightly less than if you only read Guralnik’s books.