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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
It's funny cause it's true - a hilarious portrait of emo culture that I at least didn't perceive as mean. It's a quick read that actually can serve as a guide for that particular subculture. Of course you shouldn't take it seriously, but it's enjoyable. I bought this on a whim and it definitely exceeded my (admittedly low) expectations.
A snarky little insider's guide I borrowed from a student that's frequently pretty hilarious. It's insular and packed full of references that mostly just make me feel old and out of it, but my dog-eared copy of The Phishing Manual makes it both difficult for me to laugh at these freaky little scenesters and yet impossible not to do so. Plus I love that they claim Jane Eyre as proto-emo.
2.5 stars. I found this at a used bookstore about a year ago and just got around to reading it– the ideology section is timeless and got some laughs out of me but the rest I mostly skimmed through and found too outdated to be really relatable.
This is the book written when MySpace was the hype, all your friends had LiveJournals, and Warped Tour actually booked really amazing bands. If you fell in the emo hype or at least were familiar with the crowd (hard to miss), then this is the ultimate guide for you. I found this to be quite the reminiscing material to read, and actually felt a bit of sadness to know these days are long past. Regardless, I laughed more than anything when I remembered when being emo was totes cool.
This book literally made me laugh out loud multiple times. It's been a few years since I read it, but it was funny.
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 of it, try even naming another mp3 player. Go ahead and take a minute. What? Can't think of any? Yeah we didn't think so
That really makes me happy i read this book. Gee - as if i didn't know the iPod was popular.
2. They have a section of emo TV shows and they basically just list all the popular shows of the past 10 years. For instance, they name 24 even though they can't even describe why it's emo:
"There's no teen angst or high school romance, and no one broods over the meaning of life. Instead, 24 is about the life of a federal agent whose days are lived out every week in real time... So why is it that emo fans in huge numbers list 24 as one of their favorite shows? Honestly, we have no idea. "
Get them a Pulitzer.
Don't waste your time on this one.
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 of it, try even naming another mp3 player. Go ahead and take a minute. What? Can't think of any? Yeah we didn't think so
That really makes me happy i read this book. Gee - as if i didn't know the iPod was popular.
2. They have a section of emo TV shows and they basically just list all the popular shows of the past 10 years. For instance, they name 24 even though they can't even describe why it's emo:
"There's no teen angst or high school romance, and no one broods over the meaning of life. Instead, 24 is about the life of a federal agent whose days are lived out every week in real time... So why is it that emo fans in huge numbers list 24 as one of their favorite shows? Honestly, we have no idea. "
Get them a Pulitzer.
Don't waste your time on this one.
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
It's so nostalgic.
Oh fun.
This book is all about emo...and while it talks about how amazing emo people are....it also makes fun of them.
I was happy to see that a lot of books, movies, and bands I liked already were "emo". :)
Oh funness.
This book is all about emo...and while it talks about how amazing emo people are....it also makes fun of them.
I was happy to see that a lot of books, movies, and bands I liked already were "emo". :)
Oh funness.
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 gives those kids something to read and go 'yeah, that's me, this is us and what we did'. It seems pretty vain and self-centered, but that's why I adored this book, it read back as me. It was a conversation I could have had with someone when I'm explaining why I like something (tv shows, movies, books, albums), or a conversation I would have with my boyfriend about how that music scene developed, and all the little inside jokes about Taking Back Sunday and Brand New.
I loved almost all the books, but the guide to restaurants and shops weren't overly helpful considering I live in Australia. However, the book gave me new TV shows to watch (thank you for My So-Called Life, really) and movies to hire. I've read it so many times over, and if people were to ask me what book was my bible, I'd probably say this.
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 gives those kids something to read and go 'yeah, that's me, this is us and what we did'. It seems pretty vain and self-centered, but that's why I adored this book, it read back as me. It was a conversation I could have had with someone when I'm explaining why I like something (tv shows, movies, books, albums), or a conversation I would have with my boyfriend about how that music scene developed, and all the little inside jokes about Taking Back Sunday and Brand New.
I loved almost all the books, but the guide to restaurants and shops weren't overly helpful considering I live in Australia. However, the book gave me new TV shows to watch (thank you for My So-Called Life, really) and movies to hire. I've read it so many times over, and if people were to ask me what book was my bible, I'd probably say this.