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The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
by Marilyn Manson
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Paperback
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
The best–selling autobiography of America's most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover). In his twenty–nine years, rock idol Manson has experienced more than most people have (or would want to) in a lifetime. Now, in his shocking and candid memoir, he takes readers from backstage to gaol cells, from recording studios to emergency rooms, from the pit of despair to the top of the charts, and recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian schoolboy into the most feared and revered music superstar in the country. Illustrated with dozens of exclusive photographs and featuring a behind–the–scenes account of his headline–grabbing Dead to the World tour.
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. --James DiGiovanna
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| What the Christian Right has trying to reach him with and why. |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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The Christian Right does not hate Manson. We Love Manson. We love him so much that we want to share the truth of the Gospel with him in the prayer that Our Heavenly Father might bring Manson to Himself through His son Jesus Christ. If Manson would only turn from his sin and repent, see Jesus as the Lord of all things that He is, and believe the Father raised Him from the dead then he would understand the love we have for him brought about by our love for Christ.
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| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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Not for the faint, but certainly interesting. It gives you some insight with a lot of sadness. The message was clear and deliberate, yet delivered in an unfortunate polarizing style.
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| A Great Read!!! |
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Wether you love him or hate him or just want to know a little more bout Mr. Manson you should read this book. It gives you a good look into Mansons childhood, and how he became the man so many fear.
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| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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This book was boring as hell. I couldn't even get through the whole thing.
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I was so relieved to know that there are some intellegent rock stars out there. Marilyn Manson gives an account of his childhood and on into stardom. If anyone deserved fame more, it was him.
This is a great book to read, even for non-fans.
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