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Summary: Should I read it????
Review: This is an autobiography in its rawest form. The first question I thought to myself was "is this any of my business to read this?" It sat on my coffee table for a week before I picked it up. Then I figured he published his songs, so personal and dear to him, why the heck not. I read his lyrics, don't I? This book is simple. He didn't plan for it to be published, so while it gives a lot of insight and dissects his songs in a way, don't expect it to tell you every single last thing that he's thinking. Whether you're a fan of Nirvana, or just of Kurt, or you related to that hopeless sort of desperation, I suggest this book to you. It's the grunge scene, from the inside. Maybe it will inspire a little genius within yourself ;)
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Summary: Selfish and arrogant little man?!
Review: First off, I'd like to apologize for not writing a decent review, but after reading a few of these reviews, I couldn't help but correct some of these poor idiots. A review on here by Veilera is very arrogant and selfish. For someone who knows nothing about Nirvana or Kurt Cobain, she sure has a lot of poor things to say about him. She reads Journals and thinks that she knows every thought, and emotion that Kurt Cobain went through. That's not how it works. Yes, Kurt Cobain did want to erase himself from his loved ones, and yes that is a little selfish, but he was causing his loved ones more pain by living the way he was than ending it all. When he was alive, he was making everyone depressed by his depression. I'm sure his loved ones would rather see no Kurt Cobain than see him suffering everyday. Everyone knew Kurt could not get off the drugs no matter how hard he tried, so he would rather Courtney Love find Frances (his daughter) a new dad, or no dad at all, than have to see him be a drug addict and have him die at a time when Frances is old enough to feel the pain. Kurt Cobain killing himself, was very selfish, but much more unselfish than anything. He saved his daughter and his loved ones from the pain of having to see him grow up to be a depressed, terrible father. Instead, he gave his daughter a chance to not have to go through the daily pain like he went through everyday. Now I am sorry for not writing a decent review on "Journals" but I will try to quickly. I read Journals in two days, and stayed up late reading it, I couldn't put it down. It was amazing, and it let Nirvana/Kurt Cobain fans take a small look inside this musical genius's head. By the way Veilera, its spelt Kurt not Kirt, and he died on 4/5/94. Not 4/5/93! You know nothing about Nirvana or Kurt Cobain, so don't pretend that you do!
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Summary: Respect that should be paid to a true artist
Review: The idea of buying this book has created quite the inner dilemna. I found myself pausing when I passed by it in the book store. I am a huge Nirvana fan, and I do truly appreciate Kurt Cobain's genius and talent. However, I also appreciate him as a person, or, rather, the person he used to be. He was a private person, and the idea of selling his thoughts makes me cringe. So although I am intrigued by Kurt, I respect him just as much. If you were looking for a review of the book, then I'm not your girl. However, if you claim to be a true fan, consider what you'll be losing by reading this.
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Summary: Sick, sick...
Review: All true Nirvana fans, have the respect to boycott this book with me. It's a complete invasion of a genius's privacy. Courtney Love had no right to sell her dead husband's journals to the press. They were never meant to be read. The thing which tormented Kurt Cobain was what he called the rape of his personal thoughts. If you want to know about Kurt Cobain, his life, his thoughts, show some respect. Listen to his songs. That's as far as we were ever meant to go.
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Summary: dance upon the grave
Review: While Kurt Cobain certainly had some interesting things to say, I'm appalled that so many fans find this book to be the acceptable way of digesting those things. Am I the only one who finds this work to smack of greedy betrayal by MS. Hole herself? To place this work in a design format that reads like a high school journal is a further insult to injury that detracts from a man who shaped a generation. Whatever one thinks of the brilliance, or lack thereof, of Nirvana, I scratch my head in dismay at the popularity of this work. The same lasciviousness that goes into the craving and absorbing of this book was the kind of stuff that added to this guy's downfall. Go ahead and salivate over this creative mind's output while he can do nothing about it. Why don't you consider a dance party ala Darlene Routier while you're at it!
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Summary: check out the new material!
Review: amazing new material in paperback. weird-ass sick story about a serial killer. is it true or is it fiction? another great and hilarious and messed up list of favorite songs and i believe there are song lyrics in there that were never recorded. plus a couple more songs from Bleach. don't care what you say. there was -- is -- no one like kurt.
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Summary: A great read on a selfish, arrogant little man
Review: I love most of Nirvana's music, and Journals was a great read, but I can't get over Kurt's arrogance. Who is he to take it upon himself to erase himself from his loved ones' lives? I don't care how badly he wanted to end his life, he had an obligation to raise his daughter. He could've forgotton about the band. He should've quit if he hated being in the band. He shouldn't have been allowed to quit life. But all drug addicts put themselves and their desires first, and Kirt Cobain was no different. And to the people who somehow cannot differentiate between an actual genius and someone with way too much money and time on their hands: Give it up. Cobain may have been a perceptive observer of the people and goings-on around him, yet he had no sense of self, no sense of the responsibility he had to undertake (I know he was AWARE of the responsibilty he had to people, but he didn't care to take responsibility head-on). The man died at his own hands. He cared for nothing except erasing himself out of his loved ones' lives. I found Cobain's journals insightful in terms of how much they reinforced the fact he was infact suicidal (he nonchalantly descibes the train/cement block incident in full detail in a letter written to a friend). He was a very selfish man, and lied on many occasions, too. Kurt claimed he'd never been "f*cked up" on drugs in the presence of any journalist. That's all fine and good if it's true (which I doubt), but what about all the times he had been "f*cked up" on heroin in the presence of his baby girl, or in front of millions of people while he was onstage? Just as long as he's straight while talking to interviewers I suppose his daughter, family, and fans don't matter. I still like his music, but I cannot for the life of me get over how selfish he was. It doesn't make me sad he did himself in; it makes me angry that he blew away all his potential on 4/5/93. We'll never forget your music, your talent, or your selfishness, Kurt.
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Summary: Madman or Genius...perhaps both
Review: I'll start right out by telling you that although I am a fan of Nirvana, I never thought too much about Kurt Cobain. I received this book as a gift from a friend who knows that I am a chronic journal-writer and thought I would appreciate reading another journal. I decided to give it a chance and my God, I was blown away. I could not put the book down! Kurt Cobain was a brilliant genius and I never quite realized that until reading his journals. He was so angry and sad and intelligent. He expresses himself beautifully and you can relate to his emotions as if they were your own emotions. He was so passionate about music and the fact that the average fan just didn't "get it." This collection of his writings are photo copies of his actual journal pages. Seeing KC's own handwriting, scrawlings, scribblings and sketches add to the emotional experience of reading this book. At times his handwriting is neat and legible, and at other times it is scrawling and barely readable. You can just feel him trying to write as fast as he can to keep up with the thoughts pouring from his tormented head. One does not have to be a Kurt Cobain fan or even a Nirvana fan to appreciate this book. Just understand the creative process of a genius at work.
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Summary: Why Bother
Review: This is one more tired book that still spins the cobain myth. Lots of pain and suffering, music is therapy, oh, only if he could overcome his hurt. If you like reading sophomoric excuses for a fallen idol, read this. If you want a cold hard look at cobain, read the Christopher Sandford Book, dark but true.
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Summary: wow... just wow
Review: that was an amazing book. who says it doesn't have depth? it really gives you a look into his soul and a view of what he was going through. all of you should go to [website]
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