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FREDDIE MERCURY: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: A Freddie Mercury Biography Paperback – February 22, 2019

by Ziggy Watson (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 76 ratings
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FREDDIE MERCURY: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: A Freddie Mercury Biography

“Don’t Stop Me Now,” released in 1979, is one of Queen’s biggest hits - a well-loved upbeat rock classic of defiant lyrics and a feel-good tune that has since become an anthem for blustering confidence, swagger and hedonism.Among its choicest lyrics – “I’m a shooting star leaping through the sky.”
It is an iconic song penned by Queen’s iconic frontman Freddie Mercury, an artist who defied the odds and became a superstar. For how many people can claim all that he had somehow accomplished in his too-short life: He was a person of foreign descent, the son of India-born Parsis, and hailing from the British protectorate of Zanzibar. Their family fled amid political upheaval and settled in London at a time of racial wariness against immigrants.
He was a man of complex sexuality, enmeshed in both passionate, committed romances but also dalliances; with females but also with males, at a time of homophobia.
He was either by professional necessity or core nature, a private person even amongst his closest family and friends, but also lived a very public, exuberant life.
He was HIV-positive and dying of AIDS while a thriving, working artist - at a time of fear, misunderstanding and brutal stigma against the disease and its sufferers.
He died young, only at the age of 45… yet continues to be relevant. His music lives on, widely used on television, film, and the soundtracks of the everyday lives of people. His image has become iconic, his personality, larger-than-life; legendary.
This is the life of unstoppable, immortal Freddie Mercury, “Mister Fahrenheit,” the star that shot across the sky who ‘turned the world inside out’ and ‘defied the laws of gravity-’ all while ‘having a good time.’
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  1. Print length
    83 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 22, 2019
  4. Dimensions
    5 x 0.21 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    179778269X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1797782690
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (February 22, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 83 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 179778269X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1797782690
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.21 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 76 ratings

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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C. Regan
5.0 out of 5 stars Bohemian
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019
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On the night of the Oscars, I am deeply disappointed that the movie Bohemian Rapsohdy did not win best picture! Rakem Malik did garner best actor, and should have.....The book pointed out some glaring discrepancies
Which cleared up some of the details of the movie that did not jive. I ENJOYED THE book very much and could have read much more.
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Donna
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the story
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2019
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I saw the movie about Freddy and found him a interesting person and very creative. The story was easy reading. It's was also sad when he contacted aids. Such a terrible sickness. I enjoyed reading.
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GBay2941
1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing book
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2019
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Contained various inaccuracies - Among them:
- Freddie’s sisters name is Kashmira, not Karishma
- One of Freddie’s early bands was “Sour Milk Sea”, not “Sour Milk Tea”
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love was composed while Freddie was in the bath, as the book accurately stated, however it was composed on an acoustic guitar not on the piano
- Aretha Franklin did not perform at Freddie’s funeral, but several of her songs were played during the service, as she was one of Freddie’s favorite singers.
- Misspellings and incorrect word usage – which should have been caught by a proofreader
I cannot recommend this book, but would advise the novice Freddie Mercury and Queen Fan to just read about them in Wikipedia to get basic accurate information about the band – the information there is very good. I base my review on other books I have read, but mainly listening on You Tube to the actual interviews of all the band members, especially Freddie.
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sharon Hennessy
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2019
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Takes you to the real Freddie, the sadness he carried
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Miss
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome disc
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2019
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Theid DVD is awesome and great biography
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Carlson
3.0 out of 5 stars This is probabl
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021
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This is probably good book for someone who is not much of a Mercury fan or who hasn't read much about him. There are many inaccuracies although most are not major. It does give a reasonable description of his life and career. It unfortunately does leave out his major dip into opera with Monserat Cabolai , both composing and singing, a big accomplishment for him in 1987-88.
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paulmx
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2019
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Great story
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Brenda
5.0 out of 5 stars Small book but a good book...
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2020
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I like this book but it didn't take me long to read because there are not a lot of pages. Nice pictures and great addition to add to your own.
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J M F
1.0 out of 5 stars More like a phamplet so thin
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2019
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This is more like a phamplet, it is very thin and could be read easily in less than 30 mins. I am sending it back as i am very disapointed with it. The price does not reflect the fact it has hardly any content. If you want a decent good read biography on Freddie Mercury do not buy this book! You can buy a decent size book for the same price as this poor offering.
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Jacqui Duchscher
2.0 out of 5 stars Accuracy is questionable.
Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2019
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Not to sure where this author got his information from, a lot of it is inaccurate. Numerous spelling mistakes and most of the content is laughable.
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