Who Is Bob Dylan?

7 out of 10 I love Bob Dylan's music, and I really wanted to learn more about the person behind his songs. I know the "Who Was/Is" series are books targetted towards children, but Bob Dylan's Chronicles hadn't had a released audiobook yet, so I decided I might as well try this one. I definitely lear......more

This book should have been called "Who Was Bob Dylan a Dick To?" The author seems to have a giant vendetta against Dylan, and did not want this assignment. The 'Who Was/Is..." series of books never shies away from the darker side of its subjects, but this book just seemed to be a long series of peop......more

Bob Dylan got awarded a really awesome medal from Barack Obama because his music influenced people in America. The title is Who is Bob Dylan and the author is Jim O'Connor. The narration is third person because the narrator is disconnected from the story and he says he or she or it in the book. It i......more

My favorite part was when it talked about singers Bob Dylan admired like Bono, the Beatles, Joan Baez, and Johnny Cash.......more

James and I are enjoying reading these books - together and separately - and discussing. I appreciated that this book didn't shy away from revealing what a dick Bob Dylan could be! Stealing other peoples' songs? Come on. But it's good to know that our heroes are flawed, as are we. And now it's time......more