I bought this as a gift, and the person who received it loved it. I am reporting the recipient's appreciation.
I was furious when I received this book because I thought it was a 2nd book written by his mother. However, this book is word for word the exact same book as Bob Marley: An Intimate Portrait by His Mother, just with another name.
I read this book in ONE DAY! It is an incredible book!
I really enjoyed this book from a perspective of a mother, supporter and oracle sharing her experience, her truths and beliefs with insertions of Jamaican patois about her life and Bob's life. Cedella describes the unique relationship between she and "Captain", a common tale of race, power, and lust in colonial Caribbean.
I guess this book was okay, however, I've read other books on Bob Marley and his mother's version seems very bias towards her son and herself looking good. She totally downplays his infidelites as a man will do what a man will do but focuses on Rita Marley getting pregnant with another man's baby.
This is a compelling book. I agree with the reviewer who said that at the beginning of the book there was more about Cedella and her background than about Bob Marley, but the end justified the means.
... This book is much different than most biographies because it is written by the subject's actual mother.
If anyone could fully speak on Bob Marley than it's only fitting it's His Mother&this Book gives an interesting take on the Career&Life of Bob Marley from His Mother.very much to the point.
This is a great alternate look into the life of Bob that has never been told in any other book on BOB. BOB had a very special relationship with his mother that lasted his entire life.
On the back of the book jacket to Bob Marley, My Son by Cedella Marley Booker with Anthony C. Winkler it reads "In this revealing and poignant account of the life of her son, reggae icon Bob Marley (1945-1980), Cedella Marley Booker traces the unique history of the musician and his contribution to popular music as only a parent could.
