First off, this book is so visually enchanting it invites you in whether or not you are a fan of Courtney Love's. It's more a scrapbook per se, than a novel. Full of photos, postcards, poems, concert flyers, drawings, ramblings, letters and documents throughout different stages of Courtney's life. From the time she was a girl until recent. She says she omits about 4 years worth of stuff- during what she calls 'The Black Years'- as that was the time she was heavily into drugs. She adds, "It may be that for some people their drugs years purchased them greatness but mine brought me nothing but dull, aching pain, misery and wrecked lives- mostly my daughter's."
Sometimes Courtney is an angry child writing of her angst on notepaper with a crayon because no writing utensils were allowed at the Eugene, OR Juevenille Detention Center she was in. Other times she is a young woman exploring the punk scene, attending Black Flag concerts and hideously striping her hair. And some of the time she writes down her goals and inspirations in life.
You read the book and you see inside the little girl in the preschool class photo, who grew up drawing fashion models and dreamt of being on The Mickey Mouse Club..only to recieve a denial by postcard.
This book shows you a certain side of Courtney Love that you've never seen.
Instead of only viewing her as the crazy wasted ex of Kurt Cobain's, you start to understand the circumstances that molded the woman we know today.
She's tough, she's raw.
She has many regrets and many demons.
She has passion and she loves.
She is human.
Love her or hate her this book will give you a whole new insight to Courtney Love. The book is so interesting that no matter your preconceived ideas about her, you will love this book.
Spicy gives it a huge thumbs up
