Luke Ridgway Ridgway itibaren Dongi, Pitu Riawa, Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi, Endonezya itibaren Dongi, Pitu Riawa, Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi, Endonezya

Let me start off by saying that this review in no way reflects my personal opinions on Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, or any other aspect of his life. If that were the case I would automatically give this book five stars, as Kurt's work and personality has always attracted me, and I've always found him extremely relatable. However, since this is, in fact, a book review, I will try to stay focused on the way the information was presented — that is, what the author himself is responsible for — and avoid passing judgement on the actual content. "Cobain Unseen" is a scrapbook of sorts that chronicles the creative mind of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. Cross shows us small glimpses into the artist's creative life and allows us to witness the metamorphosis from musician to writer to painter to sculptor to collector to photographer and then back again. The information is brief and rarely in depth — this is not meant to be a biography of Kurt's life or the creation of Nirvana, but instead it shows us his imaginative works of art and writing and provides historical information to put their meaning into context. The draw of this book is not the writing, which is mediocre at the best of times, but instead the inclosed reproductions of priceless memorabilia — a thanksgiving card designed by a young Kurt, a high school diploma, a CD featuring Kurt reading from his journals, and even a copy of the first hand-written edition of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." This is not a book that focuses on heroin addiction or musical power or even the band Nirvana itself — instead it is a collage and highly collectible look into Cobain's mind. The one thing I do find strange about this book, however, is the fact that Courtney Love would allow these journal entires and private photographs and personal mementos to be mass produced and sold for profit in an almost exploitative way. In fact, the manner in which the book itself was put together seemed so opposite to what Kurt would have wanted (obviously, this is purely my opinion as I have absolutely no way of knowing this.) It was obviously designed to sell well, and to sell well something has to be generally inoffensive, clean, simple, not too dark and, above all, and easy to comprehend. In all honesty, I don't think Kurt himself would have liked to see his art muddled down into an "acceptable" wafer of a book, seeing as how his art was always about pushing limits, about questioning typical societal roles, embracing anarchist archetypes and even doing some things for the pure fun of the shock value. At any rate, it seems odd that one would allow the public to rifle through their loved one's belongings, but this is simply a personal feeling and it has nothing to do with Kurt Cobain himself - I would feel the same way if anyone sold out their loved one's private things for mass production. Overall the book is nicely put together, with high-quality photos and bits of history you wouldn't have gotten to see otherwise, regardless of how they came to be put together in a book. Don't buy it for the writing, but instead for the interesting cornucopia of artifacts inside.

Enjoying this book very much - read only about 200 pages so far. Enjoy the photos of paintings and portraits of those being discussed in the book. Good job, Mr. McCullough!

liked franny. couldn't get into zooey.

The second Will Trent book. Really like the characters. Faith is a nice addition. Good murder/kidnapping story with the usual slimey rapist and sychophant tacked on. We learn more about Will's background, dyslexia and relationships. Why haven't they made a movie out of these books!

poetic novel about Vietnamese immigrants to USA (California). Told from the p.o.v. of a young girl I enjoyed her descriptions of the weird place she's ended up in, and the behaviour of those around her (particularly teenage boys). Slim, almost plotless (although there is the story of her family's disintegration under the pressure) but full of memorable imagery.