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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
I never cared much for Black Sabbath or Ozzy but this book may have changed my mind. John Darnielle is a master that way.
Read this in about 45 minutes last night- couldn't stop once I picked it up. Some of the best music writing, accomplished by writing about *gasp* emotions instead of technicalities. Like the best of Black Sabbath's music, this book instantly places you in the shoes of a mixed up sixteen year old kid who has no idea what is going on, but knows that he does not fit in one bit.
This book took me to a place I've lost in the process of growing up. That place music used to take me, where I could gush endlessly on how much I loved this artist, and that band. This song, and that lyric. This book served as a powerful reminder to me as to how much having an iPod, or any other MP3-player, makes it difficult to really embrace an entire album of music. Hardly letting any CD get a significant amount of spins to let it show me what it's trying to say. This book also made me laugh a lot. And it inspired me to be more passionate, which is ALWAYS a good thing. Also: check out John Darnielle's musical outlet The Mountain Goats as well. You won't regret a second of it.
Roger reminds me of my token Black Sabbath obsessive friend, so I guess you could say this book is pitch-perfect.
John Darnielle on kyllap mu lemmiknoortekirjanik, aga ma loodan, et ykski noor, kes veel loodab, et kogu elu on ju alles ees!, ei satu ta raamatuid lugema, isegi täiskasvanule on ta realism veits ränk.
Samuti tekkis ja kohe ka kadus seda raamatut lugedes suur huvi 33 1/3 sarja vastu - oleks ju huvitav lugeda, aga vaevalt mõni teine neist selle tasemeni kyyndib.
Samuti tekkis ja kohe ka kadus seda raamatut lugedes suur huvi 33 1/3 sarja vastu - oleks ju huvitav lugeda, aga vaevalt mõni teine neist selle tasemeni kyyndib.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sad sad sad. But I really liked the descriptions of Black Sabbath’s music.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
For the record, Black Sabbath has never written a song as frightening as Up The Wolves.
3.5
"I have to say that you are not really even alive unless you've sat in the dark with a tape you love and that other people don't understand"
"I have to say that you are not really even alive unless you've sat in the dark with a tape you love and that other people don't understand"
This book is unique among this series in that it’s written in a fictionalized way, as a novella. It’s a great organic presentation that makes me wonder why more are not written this way.
Rather than just telling you what this album sounds like, or how it was made and what impact it may have had on some people, it shows you what it feels like to be a person who carries it around with them for years, and really lives with it. But you can still tell this album is personally meaningful for Darnielle — I didn’t read the back blurb and thought the book might be autobiographical for a bit. And crucially, it accomplishes the mission of communicating both why and how much the album rocks.
Rather than just telling you what this album sounds like, or how it was made and what impact it may have had on some people, it shows you what it feels like to be a person who carries it around with them for years, and really lives with it. But you can still tell this album is personally meaningful for Darnielle — I didn’t read the back blurb and thought the book might be autobiographical for a bit. And crucially, it accomplishes the mission of communicating both why and how much the album rocks.