Published about a month ago, "Janis" is yet one more biography about this huge talent in music: Janis Joplin.
Obviously, she remains of great interest. Written by Holly George-Warren, it ranks high on Amazon: 1,506.
But, some of us who have followed Joplin's life and times probably have to admit that we come away from this latest interpretation of who she was unsatisfied. George-Warren hands over a lot of the pieces. They range from resentments from high school she couldn't shake to an addictive personality.
But, I find I was unable to connect the dots. We can't wrap our heads around Janis.
Maybe the takeaway from "Janis" is the unknowability of all human beings.
It is mere speculation to posit they did this because of such-and-such. That kind of self-righteous pontification usually occurs when an extreme success like lawyer Gordon Caplan winds up in jail and disbarred (CollegeAdmissionsGate) or a unique designer like Kate Spade takes her own life.
The television series "Dateline" chronicles how clueless most spouses, who wind up murdered by their husbands or wives, were about their significant other. So were most members of their professional and social circles.
After reading "Janis" we know more details about Joplin's life. But we probably have to admit we know even less about who she was and the undertow that carried her out.
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