PositiveThe Austin ChronicleHolly George-Warren...does a remarkable job of restoring flesh and blood to Joplin\'s blues-wailin\' bones, with sympathy and a sharp critical eye where required ... Relations with lovers could be sketchy, and [Joplin] strained her familial ties by exaggerating parental rejection to reporters, perhaps conflating it with Port Arthur\'s? Still, she poured love into all she did, as does the author in a sensation-free portrait that\'s no Behind the Music script.
