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This review originally appeared on Goodreads on July 14, 2017.

Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys

By Lol Tolhurst – Da Capo – September 22, 2016

Review by Robin Marx

The first half of the book, describing how three friends came together to form a band in a dead-end English suburb, is the strongest. During the years covered in the second half Tolhurst's alcoholism led to blackouts and memory loss, with the result that he seemed to have few anecdotes to relate for some of The Cure's most vibrant years.

The passages involving Robert Smith seemed mostly tentative, as if Tolhurst was worried about damaging his recent reconciliation with Smith by writing anything less than glowing. This was a nice story, gently told, but fans hoping for detailed insight into the inner workings of The Cure are likely to be disappointed.

★★★☆☆

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