U2 the definitive biography review

(This cover caught the eye of coworkers when I'd read it in the breakroom at work.)

The hubby is a HUGE fan of U2, so when my library added this book to the collection, I immediately requested it.

 I thought I'd read it and get caught up on U2 and we could have wonderful conversations together about the band.  Also, they just released a new album and we'll probably go see them if they tour it, and I wanted background info on the songs.

 When the hubby and I went to see Guns'N'Roses, I read bios beforehand and that really helped me connect to the band and the music, knowing the background, even though I'm slightly too young to have followed them from their genesis.

This book, however, fell flat of my expectations.

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 The author obviously did a ton of research, but there's none of the juicy human interest that I was hoping for.  It is mostly dry "U2 did this and then they did this and then they did this," etc.  I probably should've expected that; the