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The Long Hard Road Out of Hell

By: Marilyn Manson, Neil Strauss
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
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When this bestselling autobiography was originally released, readers were shocked: The Long Hard Road Out of Hell was the darkest, funniest, most controversial, and best-selling rock book of its time—and it became the template, both visually and narratively, for almost every rock book since. Marilyn Manson is not just a music icon, it turned out, but one of the best storytellers of his generation. Written with bestselling author Neil Strauss and modeled on Dante's Inferno, this edition of The Long Hard Road Out of Hell features a bonus chapter not in the original hardcover. In the shocking and candid memoir, Manson takes readers from backstage to emergency rooms to jail cells, from the pit of despair to the top of the charts, and recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian schoolboy into the most feared and revered music superstar in the country. Along the way, you'll hear what happens to fans—and celebrities—who dare to venture backstage with the one of the world's most dangerous rock stars. In the words of Elle magazine, the book "makes Madonna's infamous Sex seem downright wholesome in comparison."

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I listened to this as a companion to my teenage kid listening to it. It genuinely is laugh out loud sometimes with anecdote after anecdote that reveals the story of a bunch of kids that follows their turbulent successes and car crashes anecdote after hilarious and at times painful anecdote in both their music but their personal lives. From trying to kill a stalker to meeting the head of the Satanist Church before he died, The establishment and church that Manson rails against is deservedly lambasted for its stupidity and illiteracy in seeing what he is doing. He is on stage quite literally screaming for everybody to wake up from our zombie lives and understand the failings of our consumer driven society and recognize the dogma in our hypocrisy. Smart, at times even shocking - even to him I think - this book is a great listen offering up an at times hilarious, vulnerable but ultimately very serious portrait of Manson and why he does what he absolutely should keep on doing.

Manson has things to say. And they really are worth listening to. And at times blisteringly funny.

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Wasn't an ideal fit for a narrator, did good job though. See title for review

90% nonsense, 10% truth, 100% fun

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Quite the ride, some rather shocking admissions in here. Definitely changed the way I think about Manson, not sure if for the better though. Ended up skipping some parts as I just found them to go on and on when there wasn't really any need for it.

Not sure what to make of it

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I loved the whole thing ! It was read so clearly and I am so happy I got to listen to the book!

It’s the best book ever and read so clearly!

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Great narration, well worth a listen if you've ever listened to his music at any point of your life.

Great listen but not for the squeamish

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