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22 of 23 humans found the following review helpful.
The world’s most powerful book
By A
7 years ago, a friend of mine read me a poem from “Now Watch Him Die” (They were seperate books back then). It’s the one on page 164 of this volume, the one that starts with “I love you and you’ll never know.” Since then, I have not gone anyplace without a copy of these books close at hand. They are an all-encompassing chronicle of one man’s solipsism, isolation, desperation and depression. This may not sound fascinating, but that man happens to be Henry Rollins, who has a talent for intensity and a command of words rivaled by no one of this era. Not since Bukowski has an individual employed so little to say so much. If you are ready for a dissent into a maelstrom of anger, violence and pure, blinding pain, then this is the book for you. If you’re looking for something sappy, sweet and redemptive, then undertake Oprah’s Book Club instead.

16 of 17 persons found the following review helpful.
The Darkest Hour
By Stephen Hagelganz
Being a long-time admirer of Mr. Rollins since his Black Flag days, I was compelled to look into a heap of of his work other than music, which leads me to reading this book.

“See a Grown Man Cry/Now Watch Him Die” encompasses Henry’s personal reflections of his life and touring all around the 1988-1992 period. Mr. Rollins’ book is comprised of writings taken from his personal diary and poems that he wrote for the duration of one of the darkest periods of his life, including witnessing the murder of his best friend, Joe Cole. Reading the primary half of this book, his poems, leaves the reader with a taste of Henry’s lonely and lowspirited sentiment of obscurity. His poems not only reflect the dark side of his life, but also the tender and vunerable side that many times causes him pain. . . one would think that Henry’s many times suicidal view is a cry for help. But in reality, he choses to hang on as shown by his defiant attitude towards life. The second half, comprised largely of diary entries while touring, reflects the often times angry Henry who wants not one thing more than to spit in your face and to be left alone. At the same time, he wants every one to recognise who he is and where he’s coming from, yet needs the loneliness of his existence–one may only feel that Henry’s expressions are not one thing more than a contradiction: he desires success and fame, but agonizes over what comes with the territory of being famous (having fan acknowledgement and having to do interviews).

The book is a true, at times brutal account of Henry’s life and what he has endure for the duration of this dark and causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy time. I may be grateful for his straight forwardness, honestness and defiant attitude towards life because we all part a painful amount of time in our lives; numerous more than others. At the same time, I feel that while he deserves success, he does not inevitably is worthy of total kudos for his achievements, altho I shall carry on to respect his work.

Overall, I would still commend it to fans of Henry Rollins. WARNING: Do not read this book if you’re expecting a happy ending.

13 of 14 persons found the following review helpful.
An splendid even though demoralizing work
By A
I purchased this book on a whim one day from a local bookstore and wasn’t capable to put it down. It’s a barbarically honorable rendition of a life filled with tragedy, depression, doubt and one unsuccesful kinship after another. It’s one of the more causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy books I’ve read, but I pick it up even when I’m sentiment down. The intense emotion is closely palpable, you’ll feel each bit of rage, heart-ache and frustration, loneliness and confusion. See a Grown Man Cry is worth each penny you pay, each minute you read and each pang of grief you feel for the suffering Mr. Rollins. If you ever by a book by Henry Rollins it must be this one.

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