This book has the slapdash feel of a high school yearbook, but does gives an overview of the history of the Rolling Stones that kept me turning pages briskly. Between the many comic strips with a variety of artists who vary greatly in their ability to capture the likenesses of the members of the band, are a bunch of goofily written and worshipful text pieces and tons of public domain photographs.

The historical rigor and editorial philosophy of the book is best summed up by this disclaimer included on the verso page: "most of the quotes in this book are translated from the French edition, and are therefore not phrased exactly like the original quotes in English." Isn't there a game people play with Google Translate that does this same thing for laughs? Fortunately, the translator here does a better job of covering up any truly ridiculous gaffes, but it doesn't inspire confidence as to how much of this "history" can truly be trusted. ( )