Marillion, Misadventures & Marathons

For a Marillion fan like myself, this is mandatory reading.

For someone who has never heard of Marillion, you probably won't understand much of this book.

Mark Kelly is a lovely person and a tremendous musician, and as the keyboardist for Marillion, he is one-fifth of the greatest band on Earth (spoken with my deep bias as a slobbering, rabid fan of said band). However, so much of this book concerns Marillion lore that will only interest the slobbering, rabid fans.

Kelly is a solid writer, if a tad bit dry at times. His prose is workman like and professional. He does not have the lyricist's gift for writing, but he gets the job done well and even turns some profound phrases while delivering insights into the con game that is the music business.

I loved this book, but if you're not a Marillion fan you will not.