Just read 2 books of Andrej Kurkov the last 2 days; "Death and the Penguin" and "A matter of Death of Life"....not familiar of the author before two ones, before. But I can really recommend those ones to people who would like "something really nice to read and something to question for every chapter". Nothing earth-shattering at all, compared to the "real great litterature", but YET real nice.....at least compared to the most-selling writers these times......and compared to IORR)
While I like it and all, it can be a frustrating read. It's full of puns and Tyler-isms and is kinda all over the place. He tends to jump around from year to year and era to era. He also gets some dates wrong and things like what tour and what song was on what album which for an Aerosmith expert like myself can find frustrating.
He also can get sidetracked and go on rants that don't always make sense, then suddenly jump back into the story.
I think this is the first book I have read that I feel would be better as an audio book.
LETTINGITBLEED, I think that that's a great idea, making the Steven Tyler book an audio book because as I'm reading it, I can hear him in my head, laughing as he tells the stories of his youth. I had a very similar childhood, spending a lot of time in the woods, and the story of BANDIT, his pet raccoon is priceless! I always wanted a pet raccoon!! I used to feed a pack of raccoons years ago, when I lived near woods. They would come out at night and sit on the deck with me and I would feed them by hand. Funny to see them eat spaghetti!! Anyway, I love the book, in spite of the errors and wrong dates.
Just completed Scott Weiland's book. It's really short! Something like 250 pages. It was an interesting read but more of a summary then a proper memoir.
I liked Bill German's book a lot, read it 2 years ago. It went fast! My next bio will be the new McCartney book called FAB, An Intimate Lfe of Paul McCartney by Howard Sounes.....that title doesn't make sense, does it? It should read An Intimate Look at the Life of Paul McCartney. Oh well..
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Right now....reading Hermann Hesse: "Der Steppenwolf"
What did you think of this book?
I am engaged in Merrill Peterson's "Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation" It's a marathon read with quite complicated prose. I'm constantly referring to the dictionary.
I do have my eye on Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on my library shelf with John Locke's "Two Treatises of Government" currently being shipped.
I'm with the band by Pamela de Barres. It's real BORING. Not very well written and she actually makes her very exciting, rich life look real tedious. Big disappointment.