I have falen in love with this book - Rated 
I have fallen in love with this book, just amazing. The pictures are divine.
It's the bible for any libertine/doherty/barat fan.
BUY IT definately uber recommended.
The Galleon's Grave by Martin Stephen - Rated 
For some reason Amazon have the wrong reviews on this page, so I hope this will appear on the right page...
The other Henry Gresham books by Stephen have had slightly mixed reviews: but get your expectations right and this is a good read. It's more Sharpe than The Other Boleyn Girl and perhaps more of a 'boy's' historical than a girl's: the historical background doesn't quite feel right so that our hero Gresham seems more of an C18th gentleman spy than a C16th one (somewhat like Percy Blakeney, the scarlet pimpernel) but even so it's a rollicking read.
Set in the run-up to the Armada, Gresham gets embroiled in plots and counter-plots set in motion by Robert Cecil and Walsingham, involving Francis Drake and the Spanish. Don't worry about the plot too much, just enjoy the action at both sea and on land; the cast of characters including a young arrogant Spanish countess (beautiful, of course!); and the hero himself: elegant, clever, handsome, brave, with a core of vulnerability (again, of course!). The vignettes of Elizabeth are nicely cutting. A good escapist read.
Brilliant. - Rated
As someone that followed the Libertines from the early days and knows what it was like being there, I can truly say this is most accurate portrayal of The Libertines you will ever read. Ignore the press, and read it from the people who were there!
N.M.E is not for me!!! - Rated 
When I bought this book I had high hopes...after all, a book about the best band of my generation is definitely worth a read. 'The definitive story' seemed very attractive.
I must be honest though, it is a very disappointing read. The writer (music journalist, Anthony Thornton), seems to write as though he has suddenly become Pete Doherty, he then jumps back to being Carl again whilst writing very passionately and elaborately...the photos are excellent but I think that people are misplacing their praise from the libs onto Anthony. I think if you can't stand N.M.E, then stay away from this book and just enjoy their music.
I also get the impression that if Pete or Carl ever read the book they'd laugh hysterically at it (particularly Pete), thinking, 'I didn't know I felt that way, well if Roger says...' Maybe it's just me but it all seems a bit ludicrously opinionated...I still read the whole thing though!!
I wrote this the day after the 'hackney reunion gig', so hopefully there are many more chapters, just not written by Mr Thornton.
All over in a Flash - Rated
A really enjoyable read : Truly great band. My only feeling of a let-down was with the total lack of ANY captions accompanying the photographs. Which are plentiful ; sharp and fun. But there's no information about any of the images:- The Libertines only lasted a few skinny years ;more time has elapsed now since their demise than when they were together as a unit. In time the picture of : what / how / when ; etc will blur. Maybe a future edition could look at rectifying this.
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