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Summary: Good thing this book wasn't written by Brandon from Incubus!
Review: Don't be fooled when reading about this book for sale. This book wasn't written by the Brandon Boyd who is the lead singer of Incubus. There is a website for this book that shows the author and tells all about him. Just a warning before you buy the book based on the authors name.
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Summary: I Loved it!!
Review: Hers is beauty was an awesome book it set me in a place were I would love to be it had so much passion adn warmth in it.....it made me want a guy like that sooo bad hahaha but yah this is a great book buy it NOW
LUV YA ALL
Kristin C.
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Summary: Good idea, veeerrrryyy bad execution
Review: I wanted this to be a good book because the idea is a good one. The sentiment of a man writing about the woman he has yet to meet is touching and imaginative. The layout of the book is creative and even the title is captivating. Unfortunately, and believe me when I say that it truly pains me that there is no nice way of saying this, the content is, well, terrible. To start with there is a problem with the frequency of certain words. The book is 105 pages long with 5 to 50 words on any given page. The word "beauty" or "beautiful" is used 72 times (I saw it so much I started highlighting it whenever I came across it). It is practically the only adjective used apart from "precious." (Someone please get this man a thesaurus!) The word "little" is used so much the reader begins to choke on it. "As I sit in front of a little campfire gazing up at the twinkling little stars." In a few places it is substituted by the words "tiny" or "small" but mostly, everything is "little." (Why is everything so diminutive in size? "little coffeehouse," "little hilltop" there are TWO "little river[s]." Does he live in Tiny Town?) The writing is simply too saccharine. This leads to a further, more theoretical, problem with Hers Is Beauty. For all that the author mentions "honesty" the love portrayed is not believable or realistic or even true. It is the cloying love of a 14 year old, completely desperate and blind. There is constant talk of tears and a teddy bear is even mentioned at one point. The author is right when he suggests that a woman must be "appreciated," "understood," and "held" and he makes one or two good meditative statements, however, I would be terrified if I was his girlfriend for this simple reason: what woman could live up to the portrait painted here? I found it frustrating as a woman because I am not some "little" treasure to be clutched to someone's heart-I am vast and changeable as the ocean itself. It would be interesting to discussing the true nature of love with the author.
To Mr. Boyd I would make a recommendation. The first comes from my writing teacher, Tom West. Show-don't tell. Saying something is beautiful requires blind faith on my part. It has to be proven to me with descriptive writing.
I consider myself a romantic but rather than finding my self moved to tears I found myself moved to laughter, which I feel bad about because here is this man pouring out his heart and it is one of the funniest things I have read in years. I appreciate that it takes courage to put such things on paper, so I suggest he get involved in some collaborative efforts in order to improve his writing abilities. It is only a first try, unfortunately someone published it.
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Summary: Good idea, veeerrrryyy bad execution
Review: I wanted this to be a good book because the idea is a good one. The sentiment of a man writing about the woman he has yet to meet is touching and imaginative. The layout of the book is creative and even the title is captivating. Unfortunately, and believe me when I say that it truly pains me that there is no nice way of saying this, the content is, well, terrible. To start with there is a problem with the frequency of certain words. The book is 105 pages long with 5 to 50 words on any given page. The word "beauty" or "beautiful" is used 72 times (I saw it so much I started highlighting it whenever I came across it). It is practically the only adjective used apart from "precious." (Someone please get this man a thesaurus!) The word "little" is used so much the reader begins to choke on it. "As I sit in front of a little campfire gazing up at the twinkling little stars." In a few places it is substituted by the words "tiny" or "small" but mostly, everything is "little." (Why is everything so diminutive in size? "little coffeehouse," "little hilltop" there are TWO "little river[s]." Does he live in Tiny Town?) The writing is simply too saccharine. This leads to a further, more theoretical, problem with Hers Is Beauty. For all that the author mentions "honesty" the love portrayed is not believable or realistic or even true. It is the cloying love of a 14 year old, completely desperate and blind. There is constant talk of tears and a teddy bear is even mentioned at one point. The author is right when he suggests that a woman must be "appreciated," "understood," and "held" and he makes one or two good meditative statements, however, I would be terrified if I was his girlfriend for this simple reason: what woman could live up to the portrait painted here? I found it frustrating as a woman because I am not some "little" treasure to be clutched to someone's heart-I am vast and changeable as the ocean itself. It would be interesting to discussing the true nature of love with the author.
To Mr. Boyd I would make a recommendation. The first comes from my writing teacher, Tom West. Show-don't tell. Saying something is beautiful requires blind faith on my part. It has to be proven to me with descriptive writing.
I consider myself a romantic but rather than finding my self moved to tears I found myself moved to laughter, which I feel bad about because here is this man pouring out his heart and it is one of the funniest things I have read in years. I appreciate that it takes courage to put such things on paper, so I suggest he get involved in some collaborative efforts in order to improve his writing abilities. It is only a first try, unfortunately someone published it.
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Summary: insensitive people
Review: It is not this authors fault you were all fooled by his name, so stop giving him bad reviews based on the name his parents gave him. You havent read the book. Also it should be added that incubus links are on the page because people buy this book along with other incubus stuff so, the amazon computer system automatically links the 2 products. Please be fair to this author. and little girls, get over your obsession with brandon boyd from incubus, he isnt anything special.
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Summary: whoa!!
Review: okay so i haven't actually read this book but i did some further research and have found it to be true that it was IN NO WAY written by brandon boyd of incubus. if you are curious there is a website with a picture of the author and where you can buy the book. something like outcrybookreview.com fyi--the author bears a striking resemblance to the host of a favorite childhood television show, reading rainbow
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Summary: sappy
Review: this book is sappy and ridiculous. i noticed that it is sold with products from the band Incubus. Brandon Boyd from Incubus IS coming out with a book soon,but its not out yet and it will be called White Fluffy Clouds. I think it is horrible that this book is sold on the premises that it is written by Brandon Boyd from Incubus, when it is not. If you want to read a bunch of garbage that is likely to make you want to puke, then feel free. But dont buy it because of the band Incubus.
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Summary: sappy
Review: this book is sappy and ridiculous. i noticed that it is sold with products from the band Incubus. Brandon Boyd from Incubus IS coming out with a book soon,but its not out yet and it will be called White Fluffy Clouds. I think it is horrible that this book is sold on the premises that it is written by Brandon Boyd from Incubus, when it is not. If you want to read a bunch of garbage that is likely to make you want to puke, then feel free. But dont buy it because of the band Incubus.
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Summary: Beware wizards that automatically link you
Review: This is NOT by Incubus, NOT by Brandon Boyd of Incubus. Do your own research and know the titles of books you want - the automatic genie/wizard/computerquirks will give you this drivel.
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Summary: may not be the brandon you expect but he's still good
Review: though i agree with those saying that you should research the books first, i must admit i was expecting the other brandon when i bought this (and no, i'm not a sad little teenage girl, but i like incubus' lyrics and am a huge fan of the BAND not just the singer).
now that's over with... this book may be a little mushy to some, but it really has some beautiful lines in there that can move even the least romantic of you. it's just full of short poems that really make you think about your own experiences.
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