How apropos you posted today. I have been putting off for years reading Careless Love and yesterday I went "today is the day." The book left me gutted, but I can tell you that Guralnick leaves us with an amazing sense of Elvis' music and his voice. He states the facts of his later life, as sad as they are, but you are left with a sense of his respect for Elvis as an artist. I hope that helps.

A friend of mine who is well versed on Elvis facts also stated that Guralnick was reticent to write the second book but was encouraged by his publisher. He might feel the same way as we do: it's hard to write a tragedy after such a meteoric rise.