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How to Kill a Rock Star
by Tiffanie DeBartolo
Brilliant. This book rocked my world yet again. I couldn't help but cry all over and I knew what was going to happen.
I still can't write a review. Over a year later and a second read behind me (and about half of the book highlighted with quotes - I am not kidding...there is no book I have highlighted more than this one, yet I can't seem to bring myself to want to share the quotes because they are so personal and only mean the most when read in context) and I still can't write a review. Tiffanie DeBartolo dragged me through every possible emotion with this book. She makes me want to take everything I've ever written and throw it away because I'll never be able to do it like this.
She is just like her character Paul. Her talent is overwhelming; her words poetic and heart-wrenching. Yet the world doesn't get to see it because hardly anyone knows about this author - only a few of us have have the pleasure of experiencing her brilliance.
What exactly is this book, you ask?
It's about music. It's about the fight to survive. It's about love, betrayal, heartache, loss, and acceptance. It's about fear and taking risks. This is not literary fiction and this is not romance - don't ask me to put the book into a genre because there is no way to classify HTKARS. It's indie and it's raw and it's a story that wrecked me.
*First Read : original blur-fest 2011*
Paul, you intrigue me so far...
Paul smiled faintly, but all of a sudden he looked sad. "If I could do something else besides make music, believe me, I would. I've been here for over eight years, playing in different bands, trying to put together the right bunch of guys, trying to make a living doing the only thing I care about.
But I'm almost thirty and my day job is folding shirts at the Gap. Have you seen my room? I'm not messy. I'm rebelling against folding."
HOLY EFF YOU SEE KAY. I should have been sleeping, instead I was sobbing. Apparently, other people saw what was coming and weren't as shocked as I was.
by Tiffanie DeBartolo
Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity's review
bookshelves: adult, favorites, made-me-emotional, contemporary-romance
Aug 29, 12
bookshelves: adult, favorites, made-me-emotional, contemporary-romance
Read from November 09 to 15, 2011
I'd shed my blood to touch the pearls that kiss your ears.
I'd sell my soul to see you fly.
Brilliant. This book rocked my world yet again. I couldn't help but cry all over and I knew what was going to happen.
I still can't write a review. Over a year later and a second read behind me (and about half of the book highlighted with quotes - I am not kidding...there is no book I have highlighted more than this one, yet I can't seem to bring myself to want to share the quotes because they are so personal and only mean the most when read in context) and I still can't write a review. Tiffanie DeBartolo dragged me through every possible emotion with this book. She makes me want to take everything I've ever written and throw it away because I'll never be able to do it like this.
She is just like her character Paul. Her talent is overwhelming; her words poetic and heart-wrenching. Yet the world doesn't get to see it because hardly anyone knows about this author - only a few of us have have the pleasure of experiencing her brilliance.
What exactly is this book, you ask?
It's about music. It's about the fight to survive. It's about love, betrayal, heartache, loss, and acceptance. It's about fear and taking risks. This is not literary fiction and this is not romance - don't ask me to put the book into a genre because there is no way to classify HTKARS. It's indie and it's raw and it's a story that wrecked me.
*First Read : original blur-fest 2011*
Paul, you intrigue me so far...
Paul smiled faintly, but all of a sudden he looked sad. "If I could do something else besides make music, believe me, I would. I've been here for over eight years, playing in different bands, trying to put together the right bunch of guys, trying to make a living doing the only thing I care about.
But I'm almost thirty and my day job is folding shirts at the Gap. Have you seen my room? I'm not messy. I'm rebelling against folding."
HOLY EFF YOU SEE KAY. I should have been sleeping, instead I was sobbing. Apparently, other people saw what was coming and weren't as shocked as I was.
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Quotes Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity Liked
“Personally, I don’t like inherently happy people. I don’t trust them. I think there’s something seriously wrong with anyone who isn’t at least a little let down by the world.”
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, How to Kill a Rock Star
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, How to Kill a Rock Star
“Sometimes I would open my eyes when we were kissing, I would watch him and I could see it. I could actually see LOVE - not words, not an emotion, not an abstract concept or a subjective state of mind, but a living, breathing thing.”
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, How to Kill a Rock Star
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, How to Kill a Rock Star
“I've got my girl and my guitar, and for me that's enough.”
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, How to Kill a Rock Star
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, How to Kill a Rock Star
“Break my heart? Is that what you just said? I have news for you; you didn't break my heart. My heart's fine. My heart's in the best shape of its life. You know what you did to me? You took an AK-47 and blew my soul open.”
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, How to Kill a Rock Star
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, How to Kill a Rock Star
Reading Progress
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""I'm pretty sure I have some sort of growth on my pancreas. I'm probably going to die of cancer before I ever cut a record." "FYI : Your pancreas is behind your stomach." He moved his hand to his lower abdomen. "Higher," I said. He inched up a little more. "Higher," I said again. He waved his hand through the air. "Whatever." The pain is migrant. I forgot how much I loved Paul's pancreas antics!" 17 comments |
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Nov 09, 2011 06:11pm
oooh... too many dark reads lately.. i want to read this too. this was recced to me a few weeks ago, tell me how it goes. please :) I want this!
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I'm almost halfway in, and I've been marking so many quotes and passages. In fact, I'm sort of reading a little bit at a time because there's so much going on that I want to mark and I don't want to miss anything.The book isn't the most action-packed or entertaining I've ever read, but it feels smartly written. Some authors try too hard to be trendy (or underground or indie) in order to appeal to some sort of niche, and they usually fail miserably. This author seems to nail the starving artist mentality without seeming fake about it.
Unless the ending completely sucks, I'm sure I'll rate this one pretty high. I haven't read any other book quite like it.
I loved Paul...in fact I loved that whole book! The quotes are endless. I even stole a few for my FB page :-)Hope you like the whole book
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Good to know that I'll still like Paul at the end of the book! He's such an offbeat type of person, and I appreciate that.
I think that's what I liked about him. He wasn't your normal hero type character, he had flaws but they made him interesting. I loved his offbeat personality.
I didn't realize this book took place over 9/11. I'm spending so much time bookmarking quotes that it's taking me forever to read the book, but everything seems worth noting...the sweet, the sad, the funny...
A friend of mine who we always joke has a black heart because she never gets emotional over books rang me while reading that book crying so I didn't feel so bad :-)
Okay, I will admit that I sort of did like Loreng but I was Paul all the way. I loved his quirky humour.My friend who read it was Loreng all the way up to a certain point then it was Paul for her as well.
You can't dislike Loreng at all though.
Right now I'm having one of those moments where I want to comfort a character, and Loring is making my heart hurt.Yes, it's sad that I'm reading on my Nook, and I keep turning on the wi-fi every few minutes to comment. Paul is probably the right guy for her, but my heart is breaking for Loring and how lonely he seems.
Okay, back to reading. I'm getting nervous right now.
Can I just say that Paul's antics about his pancreas has to be one of the more amusing character quirks I've seen.
omg his pancreas problem was friggin hillarious ! I loved it. Did you finish Stacia? I have been hanging all day to hear your reaction to the reveal.
"NO. N O. This did not just happen. I don't know if I can read the last few pages.Aaah, you're killing me here. I was just gonna add this to my TBR and then I saw you comment and you post on your review, and you're crying! I don't knoe how much more drama filled books I can stomach...but you got me hooked! Can't wait to read your review!
You have to read this one. I was so dead tired last night, and once I hit those last 100 pages, I could not stop reading. Jenny, I honestly thought I was going to throw up when I got to the part where everyone delivers the news to Eliza. I felt like I had been punched in the gut. Usually, I'm pretty good at figuring things out, and for some reason, I was blindsided with what happened. I haven't cried this hard since I read On the Jellicoe Road.
Although, Eliza really should have been furious with (view spoiler)
Thank you for dealing with all of my along-the-way comments! I'm glad I had SOMEONE to talk to about this book. If I had been reading it all alone, I might have exploded without having someone to vent to.
No clue what I'm going to say in my review just yet. I think I will fail at trying to do this one justice.
I know excactly how you felt Stacia. I actually put the book down and thought I couldn't carry on - I was devastated! This one definitely got to me and it's one of my favourite reads of the year.I havent read Jellicoe Road. It's been on my TBR so I think I'll get onto that one soon.
Oh no worries. I loved sharing it because I knew just what you were feeling at each point.
I loved how her fear of flying was woven into it and Paul and Eliza were brilliant characters.
Must admit that I had to read something light though once I finished it.
I hope she writes more because I really did love her style. I bought God Shaped Hole by her but haven't started it yet.
So glad you enjoyed it and felt it. It was emotional!
Loved, hated, laughed, cried...I felt every damn emotion. I did the same thing with putting the book down for a little while because it was devastating! My husband had been working late and came in right when that NO moment happened. I told him that he needed to leave the bedroom and I ended up pissing him off. Then I sat there and cried. About a half hour later, I went out into the living room and gave him a hug and kiss, then went back into the bedroom and finished the book. My stomach was in knots because of what happened, but at least I could say when it was all over that I loved the book. This is a hard one to explain to people. If you tell someone to read a book that's going to wreck them it might scare them off.
oh that is so weird. I was actually reading THAT bit and my husband walked out the study - I was crying and put the book down and said to him "I can't do this anymore, I can't get stand feeling like this" - he just looked at me and said he thinks I should stop reading alltogether if it has this effect on me hahahaHow invested we get in these characters!!
I know exactly what you mean though, you can't explain the book to people. You have to read it. I was like that when I leant it to my friend - I just said, read it - I can't tell you anything about it.
It certainly had every emotion you could think of.
What are you reading next?
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I will probably re-read one of my favorite erotica (Willing Victim - have you read this one?), and work on a YA for a challenge. Probably Ingenue. I loved the first book in the series - so much scandal and intrigue. I'm a sucker for the 1920's flapper era. Something about partying at illegal speakeasies with the mob always hanging around appeals to me.I think I need to get off the rock star/actor drama train for a while, but I am definitely looking forward to the next Between The Lines book coming out next month.
oooh no I haven't heard of that - will go and check it out. Oh god, Travis was gorgeous.I think I am the odd one out with Between the Lines - I have been a Reid fan since book one so I'm really looking forward to that as well.
Everyone seems to be Graham all the way - I liked Graham but I saw so much potential for character growth in Reid, so this book will be interesting.
I'm reading Fitzwilliam Darcy Rock Star at the moment - took a while to get into but I'm hoping it's good.
I'm looking forward to Reid's book too, even though I loved Graham. Can't wait to see Reid fall in love for real.
Oh and one more thing then I'll stop making comments and driving you crazy! I loved the scene where (view spoiler)
hahaha! I'm loving these comments!!!! I keep getting an email alert at work and it's relieving my boredom so keep them coming.Oh I agree about Paul and Eliza - they were just so very special.
Fine then! I also was aching a little when Paul was (view spoiler)On the subject of musician books, have you read this one? A friend of mine said it was a great book.
Oooh how have I did I miss that one when I was on my quest for all things music related.That sound really good.
Oh god my heart broke for Paul at that point - I still didn't catch on to what was ahead.
BTW, I am loving this discussion hahaha
There's another book that came up as a recommendation called Ballds of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert. Sounds very deep and dark, but good. Have put that on my list of books to read.
Isamlq wrote: "FIVE STARS?!! Want!(btw IMO Adios Nirvana was intersting...)"
Okay. I just saw your message now in eff. One sec and I'll get it.
Jenny, there are a few books I added this week because of clicking on one and seeing another recommended.
They'd probably be on the two or three most recent pages off my to be read shelf. I started adding some after reading BD, Thoughtless, BTL, etc.
I'd say try out HTK if you're wanting to re-read BD. I think this one was a much better book overall. There's still some drama, but it's positioned in a way so it's not all over the book, but more in specific parts of the storyline, if that makes sense?About Willing Victim, I re-read it this week too! I think Regina said was going to re-read it again and Wendy just read it for the first time. It's been a WV party, apparently. :) Flynn definitely earned his dirty talker title. I know that Jenny's read some erotica, so she might like this one.
I'm in the beggining of FOL right now, so maybe I'll give HTK a try afterwards =)I had no idea so many of us were reading and re-reading WV, but who can blame us when its soooo good! Flynn is such a refreshing character because he's honest as hell and will give it to you straight. I love the ending where (view spoiler)
*sigh* His honesty made him even hotter I think...
Mmmm Flynn indeed. The man goes on and on.I have one question for Isa and Jenny (although I know you're on vacation right now and won't see this for a while!)
Isa, Would Five Flavors of Dumb fall under a similar category of book? I see that you liked it.
Jenny, Love Unscripted - you gave it 5 stars? On par with this book then?
hmmmm Stacia, I rated that a while back and think I'd probably re-rate it a 4 after reading How to Kill a Rock Star.
I didn't expect you to respond! How are you dealing with the time change? Are you all screwed up on sleep?
ha! you got it in one! The flying is exhausting. We're in LA at the moment. Saw a Denver omelette on the menu yesterday :-) I have no idea what day it is
I don't think we really factored in the time we would spend on planes and hanging around airports. That's the killer - plus being in places for such a short amount of time you want to make sure you're out and about as much as possible so its pretty exhausting.We have a week in Vancouver and two weeks in New York so we can have a bit of down time then thank goodness.
Went to Beverly Hills today - oh how the other half live.
