false <![CDATA[The Long Hard Road Out of Hell]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169001023m/37847.jpg 37847 7 One doesn't usually think of rock stars as insightful, but, against all odds, glam-trash superstar Marilyn Manson has written a book that is actually an intelligent look at growing up. This autobiographical bildungsroman brings out the creepiest aspects of childhood, conveying the terror and fascination that young Marilyn (then called Brian) felt when looking through his grandfather's pornography, getting his first French kiss, and being taunted by the girls he wanted to "date." Manson has the benefit of having grown up as an outcast and loser and then having become a star without forgetting what he went through. This gives him an incredibly broad perspective, which he brings to bear on his ordinary life in order to convey the more potent and frightening moments that shaped him into the pale-skinned weirdo that the Christian Right loves to hate. Best of all, Manson is shockingly honest, and portrays himself as occasionally stupid, self-centered, over-sensitive, ignoble, and, mostly, highly fallible and human. It's a long way from the auto-hagiographies that other stars have written, and it's easily one of the best reads in celebrity bio. <I>--James DiGiovanna</I> 37641 1998 The Long Hard Road Out of Hell total:1205|5:15|4:17|3:7|2:8|1:1| 1205 4561 1626 212 1 7 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:00:45 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:00:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false false Fri Dec 19 14:06:03 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 20 13:35:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 3 false false Sat Oct 13 17:42:35 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 12:36:49 -0800 2007
I read this merely out of curiosity (a morbid one at that) and was probably most surprised by the fact that I was surprised at how tedious I found it. The Long Dull Road Out of Hell is a more precise title.

I don't know what I really expected to find behind Manson's chara...more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 07:03:32 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 07:20:11 -0700 2007
It's built like a fan book of sorts, with candid and professional photos, interviews, early writings of B...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Nov 03 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 12 08:29:42 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 08:39:09 -0800 2008 every single part of it.

marilyn manson is definitely the most interesting character that has ever existed on the face of this green planet.
this book was stocked full of the crazy things he's experienced and done throughout his life. it was amazing.

...more...]]> 1 3 false false Tue Nov 18 10:21:53 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 10:30:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Mar 24 09:50:03 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 24 09:55:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 09 01:57:09 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 08:03:36 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue May 29 21:01:59 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 21:13:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jun 13 15:31:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 06:56:42 -0700 2009 I was worried that the content would be offensive - mostly ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:35:44 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:43:14 -0700 2009 1 Antichrist Superstar, which, coincidentally, is absolutely amazing that they ever released that album and that it sounds as good as it does. The early part of the book about his growing up years is the most insightful, though he doesn't start ta...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 08:02:53 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 08:09:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Nov 23 23:52:22 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:19:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 28 08:26:56 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 08:35:22 -0700 2009 I love Marilyn Manson in general.
He is very intricate and the people who don't understand him are just too obsorbed in thier own perfect lives to consider the scary but amazing expericences he's had.
He's been through more than most people on this planet, and is st...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Nov 09 19:03:58 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 19:05:25 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 11:14:02 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 11:22:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 21:15:16 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 21:22:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 15:34:16 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 15:35:45 -0700 2009
He is not gay. He is just another rock singer to me. His lyrics have nothing to do with his religion.
His life is surely what caused him to be what he has become.
...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 01:11:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 01:17:41 -0700 2009 Brian Warner is a complex and intelligent individual. Not to mention humorous as well. People consider Marilyn Manson to be the spawn of the devil, but he is something more than that. He is a well dressed, and well spoken man with a dark side that is not unlike any other human...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 18:24:24 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 16:58:26 -0700 2009
My hometown is within 50 miles of Manson's. I identify with him on several levels. I always assumed part of his persona was shtick, but after readi...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=37847