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The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
by Marilyn Manson

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From the world's most controversial rock star comes his shocking, confessional and revealing life story. In The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, Marilyn Manson candidly and vividly recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian schoolboy into the most feared and revered celebrity in America.

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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Woooow...
Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 
This book is a very interesting read about a very interesting person. I got soooo into it that i ended up finishing it in two days...
I can't really describe it... check it out for yourselves!
Its Worth it.

What the Christian Right has trying to reach him with and why.
Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 
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.

Different
Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 
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.

A Great Read!!!
Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 
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.

No thanks
Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 
This book was boring as hell. I couldn't even get through the whole thing.




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