This is a scholarly work and also much fun.
Guardian
Will surely be consulted as an Ur-text for decades to come. Read it at the end, along with Ginsberg's fifteen best books, and you'll know why he matters.
Michael Horowitz
Sunday Times
Skilfully evokes the poet's childhood, authoritatively expresses his opinions on sundry matters of ... Read morelater life and work, gives him his due as lifeforce of youthful rebellion and in the 1960s counter. Read it; you'll enjoy yourself.
Paul Berman
New York Times
Concentrating on the simultaneity of the public and private in Ginsberg's life, Miles gives us a richer insight into his poetic value - and a better read - than many a tight-lipped critical filleting.
Saul Frampton
Time Out
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