Why read Fare Thee Well?

Book cover of Fare Thee Well: The Final Chapter of the Grateful Dead's Long, Strange Trip

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A tell-all biography of the epic in-fighting of the Grateful Dead in the years following band leader Jerry Garcia's death in 1995The Grateful Dead rose to greatness under the inspired leadership of guitarist Jerry Garcia, but the band very nearly died along with him. When Garcia passed away suddenly in…

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1 author picked Fare Thee Well as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Stuart Coupe

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A controversial book amongst Deadheads as Selvin takes a critical and insightful look at the machinations of the post-Garcia band and things don’t always come up smelling roses. Selvin’s not a card-carrying member of the Dead Fanclub – but he can write superbly and has dug very deep and uncovered all sorts of fascinating maneuvering and powerplays between the key participants in the band. It’s not always pretty but it’s certainly fascinating. If you don’t want to know then maybe look away.

From Stuart's list on The Grateful Dead (from a music journalist).