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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Beatles fanatic is poster boy for grunge. Doesn't like the attention. Physically and mentally ill. Sensitive and well researched memoir of a complex character.
Me gustó como biografía porque toca los puntos más importantes de la historia de Kurt, desde su crecimiento hasta los diferentes puntos de vista sobre cómo terminó su vida. No se presta al chisme, es precisa, aunque bastante larga y redudante en algunos aspectos, pero sirve mucho para enterarse de todo el trasfondo del músico.
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I didn’t expect this book to be a happy one, but I didn’t expect it describe so clearly how much of a troubled genius Kurt Kobain was. The man suffered severe depression and I think he was bi-polar as well—all undiagnosed and untreated for all of his life. So because he didn’t get the proper help, he learned to self-diagnose and self-medicate his affliction with a cornucopia of drugs. And at 27 he finally gave up his fight, and took his own life. And what a life it was! The man was a genius and his music defined a generation. Cross has thoroughly researched and explored the life of Kurt Cobain, and has offered this information to us with this book. No one reading this book will come away unchanged. We thank Cobain for his incomparable body of work, and we feel sympathy and empathy for him. (Empathy was one of Kurt’s favourite words, but I don’t think he ever thought that he found anyone with this trait in his short life.) The book ends with one of my favourite Leonard Cohen poems, and I think it summarizes Kurt Cobain’s longings and his life very well.
“I Have Not Lingered in European Monasteries
I have not lingered in European monasteries
And discovered among the tall grasses tombs of knights
Who fell as beautifully as their ballads tell.
I have not parted the grasses or purposefully left them thatched.
I have not released my mind to wander and wait
In those great distances between the snowy mountains and the fishermen.”
For those loved Nirvana and Kurt Cobain’s music, I recommend you read this book which is like a ballad or like Cohen’s poetry. Beautiful, unrelenting, poignant and ethereal.
“I Have Not Lingered in European Monasteries
I have not lingered in European monasteries
And discovered among the tall grasses tombs of knights
Who fell as beautifully as their ballads tell.
I have not parted the grasses or purposefully left them thatched.
I have not released my mind to wander and wait
In those great distances between the snowy mountains and the fishermen.”
For those loved Nirvana and Kurt Cobain’s music, I recommend you read this book which is like a ballad or like Cohen’s poetry. Beautiful, unrelenting, poignant and ethereal.
Content Warnings
There is a lot of talk about death and suicide in this biography.
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dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
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The Courtney-approved biography just doesn't cut it for me...
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I have a habit of reading mediocre biographies. I enjoyed the insight given by the book, but certainly think it’s a sanitized version that ignores a couple of darker elements.
I also didn’t appreciate the fanfiction nature of some segments, but it’s a serviceable enough book to learn a bit more about Kurt.
I also didn’t appreciate the fanfiction nature of some segments, but it’s a serviceable enough book to learn a bit more about Kurt.