Niklas reviews

Niklas reviews

Niklas reads books and reviews them here.

Ted Kessler - 'To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorized Unauthorized History of Billy Childish'

Ted Kessler - 'To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorized Unauthorized History of Billy Childish'

A fragmented and wild retelling of and with the person who is Billy Childish.

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Liz Pelly - 'Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist'

Liz Pelly - 'Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist'

A milestone achievement on how the music-streaming business has become capitalism and how we can destroy the current system.

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Richard Balls - 'A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane McGowan'

Richard Balls - 'A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane McGowan'

A very straightforward and chronologically told story about McGowan's drugged and brilliant mind.

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Noam Chomsky - 'A Livable Future is Possible'

Noam Chomsky - 'A Livable Future is Possible'

A collection of interviews with mainly Noam Chomsky, where he speaks of important matters.

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Sinéad O'Connor - 'The Last Interview and Other Conversations'

Sinéad O'Connor - 'The Last Interview and Other Conversations'

An interview book from the 'last interview' series.

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Kate Conger and Ryan Mac - 'Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter'

Kate Conger and Ryan Mac - 'Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter'

The tale of a wearing-no-clothes self-appointed emperor and his 44-billion-dollar toy.

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Graeme Thomson - 'Under the Ivy'

Graeme Thomson - 'Under the Ivy'

A very kind and deftly written book about Kate Bush, musician, artist, composer, and poet.

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Nick Banks - 'So it Started There'

Nick Banks - 'So it Started There'

For the first third, a very enjoyable book about growing up, family, and music.

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