Welcome to a new moderator: Captain Elwood David

[P.S. Annie]

Must agree with you on this one. The first one was a good read, it is well written, you can feel magic in the air by reading the book. But second one was a big disappointment, it felt rushed indeed.

[U.S. Male]

Welcome aboard Captain, and I hope you brought me a parachute

[Lonniebealestreet]

I also agree about Careless Love. I did enjoy it, but was a little disappointed.

Though it covers the era in Elvis's life which fascinates me the most (despite the heartbeaking aspects), I found the first volume to be a more enjoyable read.

I think we were all so rightfully impressed by Last Train that we expected all kinds of new perspectives and tidbits to be revealed in its sequel, but it fell a little short in that regard. He didn't seem to dig quite as deep, when even if he had, it seemingly would not have required as much effort as researching happenings from a generation prior.

But by virtue of the subject matter and author, if nothing else, it was definitely worth reading.

Similar to what our good Captain said in regard to sorting through all the craziness surrounding the death of Elvis, when forming impressions about his life in general I find that most all books offer at least some new little nuance which helps paint an fairly accurate overall picture. You listen to all the different points of view (with a few exceptions), and even if they are all flawed to some degree and conflicting, I think the story they tell when they're all sort of meshed together in your mind is essentially one of truth. The more you take in, the better your painting.