Book Review: 'Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil' doesn't live up to book's promise

Review: How important are Bob Dylan’s Jewish roots? Entertaining bio doesn't really answer the question

Harry Freedman's new biography about Bob Dylan's Jewish identity leans heavily on conjecture but also shows flashes of mischievous wit.

Book Review: 'Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil' doesn't live up to book's promise

Harry Freedman tries to show the impact Bob Dylan's Jewish heritage had on his early career in “Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil.” The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes that

Book Review: ‘Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil’ doesn’t live up to book’s promise

One of the most challenging things about any biography of Bob Dylan is piercing the reticence the legendary singer and songwriter has displayed in talking about his roots. In addition to that, biographers have had to to sift through the myths Dylan has built up about his life story. That’s why it’s somewhat forgivable that “Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil” by Harry Freedman doesn’t quite live up to its promise of tracing how the singer’s …