Film criticism is rarely as much fun as Kermode, whether on the radio or in this hugely entertaining book

A droll account of Kermode's rise to becoming the most prominent, and extravagantly quiffed, movie pundit in Britain

Bubbles with gleeful obsession

Breezy, entertaining ... certainly made me laugh

In an industry where serious film criticism is increasingly marginalised, we're lucky to have him

Scrapes, star encounters, filmic fixations and irreverent cinematic asides

Definitive.

The myth-making that surrounds the memory of Bob Marley has largely obscured the contribution of his fellow Wailers, Neville "Bunny" Livingston (later Bunny Wailer) and Peter Tosh. I and I restores these two to their rightful position

Grant...is skilled at peeling away layers of history

There are illuminating details and fresh revelations

This intelligent study...offers something more than the usual story of rags-to-riches and ganja-fuelled Rasta-speak. This book is full of...insights and revelations

The three pillars - Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer - occupy equal roles in this illuminating study from the cross-roads of music and society

Utterly riveting

Vivid biography...This brilliant book is not just about Jamaica, but also about ourselves, no longer the country of The King's Speech but a post-imperial nation, many of whose citizens have a buried history of slavery

Masterful biography...It is utterly riveting, taking in, as it does, true crime, West African folk magic and deeply corrupt politics