Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #301103 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
A handbook to the Internet cultural movement is a tribute to its fashions, ideologies, and art forms, from its origins in such inspirations as Shakespeare and Holden Caulfield to its representation in such films as "Almost Famous" and "Garden State.".

Customer Reviews

Covers the present day "emo scene" fairly well...soEMO
Firstly I respect the author of this book for getting this published as there is so much debate and confusion regarding the cultural phenomenon that is emo.

This book often gets compared to "Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo" by Andy Greenwald. The key difference between these two "emo scene" related books are when they were published. Everybody Hurts is the newer of the two published in 2007, while Nothing Feels Good was published back in 2003. The scene has clearly evolved between this time, which is evident from reading the books.

Everybody Hurts is an entertaining read, but not as informative as Nothing Feels Good, which covers more of the emo scene's roots. It is more about the music whereas Everybody Hurts also encompasses to a greater extent the present day fashion, style, behavior, and perspectives on life that has spawned from the music scene. It more of a "how to be emo" sort of book I guess.

Obviously with this much debated scene people will pick out what they feel are innaccuracies in both books especially the newer Everybody Hurts. Even though I felt this at times the two books compliment each other well, which Amazon has recognised by offering a great bundle deal.

If your interested in the scene view sites like soEMO and get a copy of these books.