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Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture
by
Leslie Simon (Goodreads Author),
Trevor Kelley
What is emo? For starters it's a form of melodic, confessional, or EMOtional punk rock. But emo is more than a genre of music-it's the defining counterculture movement of the '00s. EVERYBODY HURTS is a reference book for emo, tracing its angsty roots all the way from Shakespeare to Holden Caufield to today's most popular bands.
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Paperback, 234 pages
Published
April 24th 2007
by It Books
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Feb 03, 2008
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my dead dog died while redding this book
i can really connect wit this book because i think that everybody does hurt and i hate life nd things r stupid and i need a gude to my life!
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I had no choice in the matter, I really didn't - once upon a time I met one of the authors whilst working at Warped Tour. I had no choice but to pick up a copy the week it came out and immediately begin to read it. What I found was exactly what I expected - a hilarious breakdown and explanation of all that is Emo. While I'm really not emo, don't think I didn't appreciate everything these two had to say.
Definitely a good book if you want a light read and a good laugh. But, really, only read it i...more
Definitely a good book if you want a light read and a good laugh. But, really, only read it i...more
After much debate, and confusion, Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley have finally put out a definitive guide to the term "Emo." According to this Simon & Kelley, " Emo is a kind of music, but more than anything, it's a state of mind"(p. 1). The term "Emo," is for "emotional," which can be applied to music, fashion, literature, and film. To be "emo," individuals are highly sensitive and in-tune with their sadness and use it to their advantage; hence, the success of Dashboard Confessional, one of...more
This book had me chuckling at myself. I was a big fan of the emo movement, infact I was even called emo for many years. Heck, I'm still an emo, I just don't dress much like one anymore. So this book is basically a throwback to those days for me (albiet that weren't that long ago).
It's great for fans of the scene, because there's so many little jokes that if you know what these guys are talking about, are hilarious. All the music references of bands I listen to, and TV shows I watch, it just giv...more
It's great for fans of the scene, because there's so many little jokes that if you know what these guys are talking about, are hilarious. All the music references of bands I listen to, and TV shows I watch, it just giv...more
Having already been a fan of Leslie and Trevor's writing from being an avid reader of Alternative Press, I was quite interested when one of the issues contained a section from their upcoming book. Being a big fan of music and a supporter of the emo movement, I bothered my local bookstore constantly asking if they had it in yet (sorry about that). And when I finally got a copy in my hands and read it, I was more than pleased.
This is an amazingly well written and snarky look at what emo was and ha...more
This is an amazingly well written and snarky look at what emo was and ha...more
For anybody who grew up listening to the "emo" music that was lurking beneath the mainstream at the turn on the millennium, Leslie Simon & Trevor Kelly have condensed your nostalgia into one convenient guide. Everybody Hurts pays homage and at times even pokes fun at a group of music lovers that simultaneously felt loathed by their peers and loved by their parents. If you spent your teenage years scouring Livejournal communities, you went to any show you could just to get out of the house, r...more
Read this book to gain some insight into the emo demographic. Boy was i disappointed. All it does is describe what emo kids are doing. The chapters are Fashion, Film, Literature, Music, TV, etc. So what you have are two emo kids describing what they do in their life. What they like. They don't provide any insight into why something is emo just whether it is or isn't
A few examples:
1. They name an iPod as being emo, saying:
An mp3 by any other name would not be as emo. Actually come to the think o...more
A few examples:
1. They name an iPod as being emo, saying:
An mp3 by any other name would not be as emo. Actually come to the think o...more
I had heard mixed reviews about this book. I decided I'd need to read it for myself. And while some things they said were totally ridiculous, most of it was based upon stereotypes which wouldn't exist if there weren't some aspect of truth to them. So in essence, it definitely made me laugh, it definitely showed me how much the "modern" emo scene has changed based on the pre "emo" underground scene that I'm more familiar with. Overall, very creative approach to an interesting culture.
This is one of the better written books of this genre. It had some hilarious insight to the emo world. Emo is short for emotional, which came out of the punk music scene. You know, those kids you see at the mall always looking like they are gonna cry? The ones in the Cure T-shirt. Everybody Hurts is a great field guide for spotting these kids. I did learn a lot about this type of lifestyle, but it frightened me that I knew a little too much about the culture.
A fun look at emo and other emo-style subjects. While I expected it to be more comical, it was still an entertaining book. Well organized, so each chapter is on one subject (as opposed to something like Years x to y with random facts for that year.) Good book, but did expect something 'more' from it.
Before reading this book, I had no idea that my music tastes or weird preference for shy flannel-and-jeans clad men could be classified as "alt country emo." But considering Ryan Adams's lyrics, it does kind of make sense now. Especially the entire Love is Hell album. Anyway, back to the book. I thought it was pretty funny and cute even before I found the numerous Adams/Whiskeytown references. Then I immediately classfied it as downright rad.
This book was funny. If you don't take things so serious it will bring a good laugh. The classification was was interesting. I guess I am a Goth Emo. Even don't really care Emo culture read this and pass it a long to some open minded friends.
Dun laugh at meh! I'm actually only reading this because I'm thinking about doing my extended essay on something to do with conformity/teen culture. It's kind of hard to take it seriously, but that's sort of the point. I think.
I learned I am very, very old, and should back away from the eyeliner.
This book has more than you would ever want to know about emo culture, from music, to blogging, to fashion. For example: I did not know that emo guys should wear girls' jeans.
You are all, I'm sure, familiar with the emo combover hairstyle - but that is merely scraping the surface of the awfulness that is emo hair. I shudder to report that one of the hairstyles in this culture is that "Flock of Seagulls" reverse faux-hawk. Th...more
This book has more than you would ever want to know about emo culture, from music, to blogging, to fashion. For example: I did not know that emo guys should wear girls' jeans.
You are all, I'm sure, familiar with the emo combover hairstyle - but that is merely scraping the surface of the awfulness that is emo hair. I shudder to report that one of the hairstyles in this culture is that "Flock of Seagulls" reverse faux-hawk. Th...more
I helped bring this book into the world and I am NOT sorry.
Even sad little Emo kids need a guide for functioning in a world that is constantly bumming them out.
Even sad little Emo kids need a guide for functioning in a world that is constantly bumming them out.
I thought this was hilarious. I bought it when I thought I was going through an "emo" stage in high school when I was about 16. And it is still funny to this day.
Pretty funny book. It hit so close to home because I knew a ton of people in high school who were just like the people in this book. It was a truly fun read.
This book is SO funny! I had to put it down not to lose my place I was laughing so hard a few times. It is totally satirical and it is wonderful!
flipped through about half of this at the library. Made me laugh a bit, but I was mostly interested in the illustrations.
Jul 17, 2011
Jessica
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This book literally made me laugh out loud multiple times. It's been a few years since I read it, but it was funny.
This book cracked me up from beginning to end. Also introduced me to one of my now favorite movies. Nice.
May 06, 2009
Amanda
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kind of funny at some points but mostly just describes outfits and playlists of the gays
Funny. Also, the illustrations are pretty good.
One of the best/funniest satires out there.
So funny because it's all SO TRUE.
This book was a laugh.
Mar 27, 2011
Markie Price
marked it as to-read
looks like a funny read
it was kinda........yaaaa
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Mar 25, 2008
Nicole Cichon
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Emo kids or kids that like to laugh at emo kids
Recommended to Nicole by:
Warped Tour '07
This book was really funny. its a great thing to read when youre in the mood to laugh at yourself and others. It is very humerous because the observations made about those who adopt the 'emo' mentality are so true. You wil find yourself noticing characteristics of yourself described in this book as well as people you know. above all its a nice light read that teachs you a lot of fun things as well as good literature to read.
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Leslie Simon lives in Los Angeles, isn’t a fan of hot weather and loves her parents, Gilmore Girls and French bulldog puppies. She’s the author of Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes and co-author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture. Her latest book, Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the Worl...more
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