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Summary: Worth Owning
Review: This is a great book to own, as everyone kind of gets a thrill peeking into someone else's journal. It's interesting to see how his private life came out in his own words. Nirvana fans will especially love it, because Kurt has a lot of lyrics and record cover designs in it.
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Summary: dont buy this
Review: i dont think any true nirvana fan should buy this because kurt didnt want it to be bought be would never let anyone read it and there was a time when people did when he was in the hospital and tghey would rip out pages and he said that he felt rapped of his personal thoughts.please please please re-think about buying this if you are a true fan and if you want proof of how kurt felt about this then read the new newsweek with cobain on the cover.thanks
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Summary: i don't know about this...
Review: ok. the reason i gave this book only 3 stars is because i haven't read it, i don't know if i will, i probably would give it 5 stars if i had read it though.
i totally agree that it should not be read...but Kurt probably knew that it would happen, i mean, he predicted Nirvana's fame; he predicted they would be "hailed as the most thought-provoking band of the 90s" or something like that, he predicted how long they would be number one, he predicted what awards they would win...so it wouldn't surprise me if he knew that his murderous wife would publish his thoughts...(he was considering divorce). so it's probably ok to read this...i'm still not going to though. i'd be spinning in my grave if someone else was reading my journals, whether i was famous or not...that's why i don't keep any.
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Summary: Full of Surprises
Review: Reading this book is a guilty pleasure. Despite what the media (or even he) would have had you believe back in the day, he admitted in his journals that his music was as much influenced by Led Zep and Aerosmith as punk rock, that he never considered himself a punk rocker, and that John Lennon was his "idol." "Meet the Beatles" shows up several times in his "best of" records list. Right on! The man knew his music.
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Summary: America Inc.
Review: I received this book for Christmas with the same struggle of conscience that I think that a lot of people feel towards its release. All rationalizations aside, the nature with which some dissect and devour the journal despite (and even as a result of) the fact it's release is so ironically antithetical to its author certainly speaks volumes more about us than its content does about him. Realistically, however, I'll likely keep and read it in another ten years or so. Maybe reading the journals will help me reflect on who I was and what I believed while the winds of celebrity blew Kurt Cobain too close to the sun.
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Summary: suprisingly satisfying read!
Review: I would not have bought the book myself, but I received it as a Christmas present. My thoughts on the releasing of KC's diaries were, of course, negative. As a long time fan of Nirvana, I just knew he would not want anyone to read his personal literature. As I was reading through the book, which is entirely in his handwriting, I found myself (with much surprise!) enjoying the material. There are lots of simple drawings and comic type cartoons, all with KC's legendary wit and sarcasm. They show a young, extremely motivated Cobain planning many of his life's adventures, and crafting his band with his own will and courage. It also shows Cobain in his low times, but those particular writings only reinforce the fact that he was not himself in those last couple of years. I have to say I believe the book paints an accurate and appropriate picture of one of the most misunderstood musicians of our decade. After all, Kurt had lots of great opinions and thoughts, and the book allows him to speak to his fans one last time on the issues he felt were most important during his short, intense life.
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Summary: Inspiring, revealing, but doesn't satiate my cravings...
Review:
Kurt Cobain. A master of contradictions. And the opening page in this diary says it all. Paraphrasing, he says "Don't read these journals." And then, "Please, go ahead and read them." Well everyone, let's take up that invitation and read them! If Kurt Cobain did in fact shoot himself in the roof of his mouth with a shotgun, then he forfeited any right to any control, any wish of exertion over this world. Ultimatley this shows his lack of care, if you read them or not.
I think you're only concern while reading this book is if you want to support Courtney Love and her exploitation of Kurt Cobain. Her obvious ploy for strategy to make money for the holiday season (also see: Nirvana's self-titled album)! But beyond all the philisophical standings, and beyond all the feelings on this matter, there are indeed some jewels within these tomes!
Here's a general idea of what to expect in this book of journals (more like notebooks):
1. Kurt's Nirvana-mania. You can see Kurt's detailed description on how he exerted his creative and business control over the band's doings. Such as: The planning out of CD tracks, arrangement of songs, the lyrics to the songs, touring details on t-shirts, patches, etc. You even get to see his ideas on his Jagstang guitar and the meanings behind the songs off of In Utero (a real treat). Kurt's Nirvana-mania makes up most of the content for this Journals book.
2. Kurt's ramblings. What I find is that Kurt's ramblings are mostly negative. He's wallowing in self-pity and absorbed in his hatred for the outside world. Not surprisingly, he reveals himself to be a very good writer, full of description and awkward scenes. It's too bad this man never published a book, as this is the feeling you get after reading some of his short stories in here.
3. Kurt's drawings, comics, and clippings. This guy was without a doubt an artist on several levels. Not only in musical composition, poetry, stories, but also in his art. It's really great to see some of his comics and their abstract layout, relaying oodles of weird Kurt-style humor. His Art is really good too. On one page you see his clipout art of anorexic people posing. He clipped four people together into a collage to describe what he calls his basic moods and alters them with his little doodles. All these little contributions are welcomed, although I am still wondering what ever happened to one of Kurt's earlier art drawings representing metamorphisis. It's mysteriously gone from this book as well as later editions of "Come As You Are". That drawing showed a sperm & egg changing over four panels into a fetus with an umbilical cord. Truly a wondrous piece of art, but very much missing from this book!
Also before I leave you, the last few pages (few in number) of the book translates some of his more harder to discern pages. Sometimes Kurt's handwriting is a real mess. It's too bad their wasn't more of Kurt's actual diaries or ACTUAL journals because in this "Journals" book you get very little of that. It's more of his scribbles, babblings, and his Nirvana-mania scribed for your entertainment.
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Summary: An interestng man
Review: Doesn't it say here to only review if you've read what you're reviewing? Thought so. With that in mind, I loved Kurt's journal compilation. It's definitely worth the money. Despite the fact that the "hardcore" hypocrite fans who refuse to read Kurt's entries bash the readers, I think you should still buy this book. Oh, and leave Courtney alone already... all of us fans know she did this for the money anyway. I don't even want to know how one reviewer knows she is "FILTHY", but stop the bashing. She's had enough. She gave you these journals, so be happy. And yes, everyone else knows just as much as myself that he wouldn't have written those entries if he didn't want people reading them eventually. People who think otherwise are just kidding temselves. And yes, the main reason Kurt is a lengend today is for dying young. And yeah, even though he was fussy and stubborn, his journals make his kindness shine through. Buy it for Kurt... I'm sure he'd be happy that there are actually people out there who agree that what he has written makes him an interesting man.
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Summary: I'd Rather Not
Review: If Kurt weren't dead, we wouldn't be reading his journals, and that would be just fine with me. But I disagree with those who say that Kurt wouldn't want us to be reading his journals. Based on what's written in them, I believe that the aspect of fame which he lamented most was his loss of contact with fans and feelings that he was misunderstood (which probably sounds trite, but oh well.) I'm sure he would have disapproved of the format, and also of the release of a CD with only one new song on it (and no vinyl version.) At any rate, I think the journals remind of us of what he was and what he stood for, not what he has been made into since his death (also trite, but lump it.)
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Summary: Must-Read
Review: This book is a definite must-read for any fan of Nirvana or Kurt Cobain, This books reveals the life of Kurt from the beginning, to the end. A very nice collection of thoughts and complaints by one of the greatest (and most distrubed) minds of our time.
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