Comments on: “Slash”, by Slash, Anthony Bozza - Book Review!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:31:22 +0000

I read it over a weekend and loved it. I will say that I am impressed with the fact that Slash does not slam Axl much in the book. I have been a huge fan forever and have read and seen most of the rise and fall from the Axl perspective and it is interesting to read it from Slash’s point of view. I resent that comment about Anthony Kiedes, I loved his book as well, I agree that the ongoing smack stories get a bit tired, but that is what happened. I was also impressed by how much Slash remembered, I thought that to myself while reading about the Appetite tour, that was almost 20 years ago and he remembered every minute detail. As far as writing goes a thesaurus wouldn’t have been a bad purchase, if I had to read the words epitome or camaraderie one more time I was going to shoot myself. I also agree that it circled many times, which tended to be a bit confusing by way of the reader. But all in all I loved and the book and the tales he had to tell. I pride myself on being a GN’R encyclopedia but I even learned a thing or two from the ‘Slasher’ himself.

By: Jaymz

Jaymz — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:33:13 +0000

Ok ,
I am going to be honest, very honest about this.
I found this to be a great read, it was packed full of humour and indepth in slashs perspectives of his early life that one might not be privy to such information.
but as the book wore on you begin to define the minor exagerations or was it hind sight polished with euphoria.
Although i will say it was not as monotanous as Anthony kiedis bragging about being a junky continuously in Scar Tissue, at least with slash you could laugh along with the storys.
also just when slash seems he is about to unleash a tirade on someone he steps back and tip toes around them and wonders off on a smack story contuing from two chapters ago, the book begins to circle and you pick up on some very easy contradictions on various subject.
slash liked to talk about records or various kinds of scandal or goodwill that GNR got up to on tour in this book. but when he got to the south pacific part of the illusion tour in the book nothing was mentioned about the shows breaking national attendance records in Australia , or Axls refusal to play in Queensland something from which brewed up from the appetite tour also not discussed,were the fans being charged up to $5- for water or fires being lit in the crowd of around 80,000 pax as they waited in Sydney. Also GNR visited disabled kids and a spinal unit in sydney or melbourne but the book just had another smack story. maybe it didnt fit the profile.
I will say i enjoyed Slashs book immensly and am promoting it to my friends.
but it could have been tweeked a bit better.

By: Debby

Debby — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:04:45 +0000

I read the book in 12 days, and it was awesome,very well done, written, illustrated. Not to mention how interesting it is to read all hes done in his life. Brilliant. Cgeers from Italy

By: Idetrorce

Idetrorce — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:35:26 +0000

very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

By: drmandude117

drmandude117 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:13:26 +0000

I read it and i love it. im only 14 but still a major slash fanatic, so i emediatly got the book and loved it, i even got an A in adanced english for a book report on this this book. YOU SHOULD READ THIS FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR SOUL!!!!