I thought I had already posted about this, but I can't seem to find it. Anyway, apologies if I'm repeating myself.
I'm wrapping up The Day John Met Paul: An Hour-by-Hour Account of How the Beatles Began, by Jim O'Donnell. I'd started it months ago but put it aside in favor of a different book.
I'd been so looking forward to this, but it's been a frustrating read. The sentences are short and choppy, almost like an elementary school primer. (The Baltimore Catechism comes to mind.) Nearly every sentence is either a simile or a metaphor; they're definitely overused. Also, the author clearly likes alliteration and overuses that device as well, which I found irritating.
I hate to criticize, because O'Donnell is clearly an enthusiastic fan, and it's not like I've ever written a Beatles book—or any book, for that matter. That said, although I can't say I learned anything new about this day, I appreciate his efforts to impart details that try to place one in the time and place. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this; not at full price, anyway.