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Summary: Kurt Cobain Journals: veteraition or violation?
Review: There are now two types of fans, Cobain fans and Nirvana fans.
If you are a fan of Kurt Cobain buy it, if not rather buy yourself another one of Nirvana's CD's. The dark and disturbing drawings are good and would give art therapists a field day! But I have to wonder, why are there no dates in his journals? Even his biggest fan would ask the same question.
Save your money and Kurt's face on meaningful scribbles of a tortued soul who sadly lost his grip.
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Summary: Kurt Cobain...WONDERFUL
Review: This book was awesome. It gave you insight behind the songs, behind the music, and behind him. After reading it, I wish I could go back in time and save this hero from his tragic death.
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Summary: How about some notes, Courtney?
Review: You can read everything in print about Kurt but there's nothing like a look inside his head via his hand written journal entries.It's the actual hand writing that got to me. There's something about the act of putting pen to the page that seems more immediate. The crossed out words and phrases, the doodling, the side tracked thoughts--it's fascinating to see it all preserved on notebook paper. The quality of the reproductions is uncannily sharp. Considering that Courtney exercises tremendous control over Kurt's estate, plus, given her own writing talent, I was surprised that she didn't annotate more of the journals. The drafts of the songs could've used some dating. I would've enjoyed some pointed commentary from her, even. Since the notes are printed very unobtrusively in the back, she could've added much more without destroying the immediacy of the journal entries.
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Summary: Kurt Cobain Journals
Review: This book is very good. It really is as honest as it can possibly be. You will enjoy it whether you are a fan or not.
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Summary: Kind of a let-down
Review: I resisted buying this book when it first came out because I thought it was a total invasion of Kurt's privacy and it just seemed like a smarmy way for Courtney to make a fast buck. When I saw the soft-cover version though I gave into an impulse because it just looked so cool. It is pretty cool, I guess, but it's definitely not incredible and I didn't really learn anything new about Kurt's personality or what made him who he was. It is interesting, but more as a collection piece than as a really good read. And yes, I read the whole thing.
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Summary: My opinions
Review: if someone asked me to recomend the Kurt Cobain journals to someone else I probably would, because I enjoyed the book myself. This book gave me the chance to find out things about Kurt that not many people have to. The book pretty much summerized up all the important events and people in Cobains life.It also shows how Nirvana made it to the top.It has letters that were sent to record companies and lyrics to songs.Therefore those are the reasons why I would recomend the Journal of Kurt Cobain to anyone of his millions of fans
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Summary: Fascinated
Review: I too hesitated when I saw this book in the bookstore. Was reading it an invasion of privacy? In my childhood I was taught that reading the journal of another without permission was a despicable act. However, this man fascinated me, and I was deeply moved by the opportunity to learn about the human being that he was rather than the icon he became. I suppose I justified reading it by the fact that I have kept detailed and very personal journals for 26 years and while I am a very private person, I have kept these journals with the knowledge that one day, in all likelihood, they would be read by someone else. As one who journals I do it knowing that if I put my thoughts outside of myself in this way, I accept the possibility (fact) that they will be read at some time or another. I would never claim to know what another person (Kurt Cobain in this case) would think about this, but for me, this knowledge is a part of keeping a journal. While it will surely not be on the scale of Kurt Cobain, I will "live on" after I'm gone. A message in a bottle of sorts. Kurt Cobain had an intensely fascinating mind and as an artist and writer, I was glad to have had the opportunity to get a small glimpse of the creative process that produced the music that amazed me so.
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Summary: sick
Review: This re-release is a slap in the face. Kurt Cobain was an intelligent man, he would not have thought much of the easy dollar exploitation culture the Nirvana legacy has fast become. Just listen to Rape Me - talk about life imitating art.
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Summary: I can't wait to buy the next volume
Review: To quote a previous reviewer, "I cringe at the idea of selling Kurt's thoughts"... Hypocrite. You sure didn't cringe when you bought his thoughts put to music, now did you? You've had to have bought his albums to love and appreciate Kurt as a musician, so you therefore had no issue with the selling of his thoughts then, now did you? He even encouraged people to read his thoughts in his journals (see his "figure me out" quote). He may or may not have meant this as sarcastic, but we'll never know. And since Kurt didn't destroy his journals before he died, he wanted SOMEONE to open them up for a good read. On the journals themselves: They're excellent. Kurt's a really interesting man with a penchant for clever writing. I Can't wait to buy the next volume.
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Summary: Disrespect
Review: I think this book should have never been published. It it werent for that murderer courtney love. I think anyone that reads this book is not a true Nirvana fan. I also Think it shows a large deal disrespect to Kurt Donald Cobain. When i see this book i feel like smacking courtney love. Dont buy this book(Journal) cause it is rape to Kurts thoughts. BAMBI SLAUGTER
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