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A Preferred Blur: Reflections, Inspections, And Travel In All Directions (2009)

by Henry Rollins(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1880985810 (ISBN13: 9781880985816)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

2.13.61

review 1: What do I think? I think I love Henry Rollins even more after reading this book. Why do I say that? I say that because he is a very honest writer. The book is in a journal format and he knows that his entries will be going to print and even still, he doesn't hide his beliefs or thoughts on various topics to protect himself. He is open and vulnerable. He also talks a lot about D.C. where he is originally from so there is a lot of mention of Ian MacKaye and others from the early hardcore scene. The book also has his journal entries from when he did a benefit for Paul Fox with The Ruts. I mean, to sing for The Ruts must have been quite the honor and you can feel it in his writing.I can't wait to get more Henry Rollins books to read and sit nicely in my collec... moretion.
review 2: Admittedly, these journals are very repetitive, he is constantly reminding himself of how he needs to keep working all the time, how he can never have a close relationship with a woman, how he loves his hometown of D.C. but can never stay there for long, etc. but I still find the books compelling. It's interesting to hear about all the "vacations" he takes to places like Iran and Pakistan for example. These later works get more political as well. I also strangely enjoy all the emotional blood-letting, it's cathartic to read if you happen to be in a particularly bad mood, which I strive to be in at all times. less

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