Captain Trips: A Biography of Jerry Garcia

Whether or not you're a fan of the Grateful Dead of Jerry Garcia, this is a good starter book to get the general facts about Jerry's life and a little about the Grateful Dead. The information given in this book is pretty good, but it doesn't go as in depth as I would have liked to. The photographs in the book give a better idea as to what Jerry was into at that particular time. You can see what Troy was trying to describe, like his clothes and friends and his general attitude towards life comes out in the pictures. This book is definitely a good book for general knowledge.

I really enjoied reading this book. I liked how it was about both Jerry and the Dead and how Troy wrote about how Jerry got exposed to all those different styles or music that got reflected in his music. I would say that it is a must read for any Dead-Head, old or new.

This is a great book to read if you have a growing interest in the Dead, as I did when I read it, or if you are into the Dead and just don't know as much about the band's history as you think you might like to. This is not only a great biography of Jerry, but also sort of a biography of the Dead, with memorable descriptions of the first acid tests and of Jerry's recovery from his diabetic coma during the 80's. A definate must-read for Deadheads, and maybe even interesting to others.

This book was one of the greatest books I have read about Jerry Garcia, and the Grateful Dead. It started telling his life and how he grew up, and everything. This book is worth all FIVE of the starts......If you haven't read this book, but you like Jerry Garcia, and the Grateful Dead, then i suggest you read this one!