Bob Dylan in America | Book review

This Dylan fan and history professor has done his research, but his analysis of the singer fails to strike a chordSean Wilentz's book comes trailing such claims to glory – Philip Roth digs it! Martin Scorsese reckons it's as "thrilling" as a Dylan song! – that, for a while, one is reluctant to trust the evidence of one's eyes. It's not that Bob Dylan in America is uninteresting or unintelligent; it's both interesting and intelligent – but it's never more than either.This is surprising and ...

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