Hearing/reading Gira's work is like looking through a filthy, twisted and unwashed mirror at ourselves: the self-hatred, the degradation, the self-pity and the self-loathing for self-pity are all inexorable parts of the human condition that are much larger than we'd like to admit; and you ought to respect someone like him. Someone who's willing to dive in the mud to find that part of us that we've buried never to be seen.
Vinicius Ferreira da Silva I do respect him that is why I wanted to do this book review because I believe people need to acknowledge those parts of ourselves in heathy constructive ways. I thought I came off as very respectful but if gave the impression that I didn't I apologize. I highly regard his work and it was one of the best reads I had last year.
This book was pretty controversial even before release, and a lot of copies, including mine, have several lines drawn under some of the text by customs officers. Pretty cool. I found the book to be filled with Gira's dark, dry humour - which is an often overlooked facet of his work. I also think he was expunging The 120 Days of Sodom from his system, which he read at age 14 while doing time in an adult prison in Israel. Many of the scenarios depicted have De Sade's touch, though 120 Days is _far_ more digusting and brutal. But anyway, great review! Glad to see people who are actually open-minded, rather than just _saying_ that they are. Subbed : )
What could POSSIBLY be better than a LOVELY lady reading one of my ALL TIME favorite pieces of literature EVER ! .....I got my copy signed about 4 years ago when I met Michael in S.F. for the SEER tour ....you should have seen the look on his face when I handed him the book to sign ....grinned EAR to EAR ......you should read "And the Ass Saw the Angel " by Nick Cave. Stay lovely ......and give "The Angels Of Light " a chance ....its Giras acoustical side project ...you may be surprised .
Jacquie you're beautiful, that is the essence of the Swans and investigation into the swamp lands of the human soul and darkness. A beautiful symposium on the dark side of the human soul, not ignored but observed
FYI: Swans came out in the EARLY 80's. The first EP came out 1982. The first proper album, FILTH, came out 1983. They broke up in the 90s, with the last album Soundtracks For The Blind (1996) and then with the last live album, SWANS ARE DEAD (1998).
I found this book online somewhere for £70. I had a choice: Buy this book and spend the next three weeks with so little money or wait until payday and lose out. I chose the former and it was so worth it. When this book arrived, I went through it voraciously like a famished vulture to the fresh carcass of a mammal. My personal favorites are 'The Young Man Who Hid His Body Inside A Horse' and 'The Consumer: Rotting Pig'. Like the painter Francis Bacon in literary form. Grotesque beyond mere words.
I thought "The Boss" and "The Ideal Worker" short stories are the two jems in the whole book, the rest of it, not so much for me, but with these two he hit the nail IMO. "The Boss" sounds like some Richard Bandler/John Fowles/Robert Anton Wilson type shit, he is almost like Marcel Proust with those subtle thoughts. A form of literary exploration of The Qliphoth tree of the human collective unconscious.
You was going to cook you some breakfast Well you went in there And you put some toast in the toaster Put a skillet on the stove, some grease in it You got you some eggs out, some bacon Poured you some orange juice and made you some coffee Got some jelly and some butter, fried eggs, salt Pepper, got the bacon on the grill... Everything was fine except for one thing You had to call me in there... to show you how to use a fork
i really like michel gira and his music. Though I don't think its meant for people like me (im talking about people who are around the age 15 which is my age) i loved the excerpt that you read, im not sure why but i would like to read the book. I think michel gira is simply a genius
"Within all the wrong they say I have done There lies a seed of a million more, just waiting to become Send them home, send them home, send them home, send them home Use your sword, use your voice Then begin again."
Interesting but unfortunately I can’t find it ! Uh I want to read it though ! Ugh. I read ‘Lolita’ and I found it a great literary even if t was controversial...
I had to go through my public library and interlibrary loan to get the copy that I read. This is definitely one you won't forget for more reasons then one. If you get a hold of copy let me know what you think.
I know right! I would love to have a copy of this for my collection! I found it a few years ago on Book Depository for about 130 US Dollars but I don’t think Book depository is even open anymore
@@childintime6453 I don’t think that would be very good idea but until you find a copy that is comfortable for purchase interlibrary loan is amazing! even if you have to sign release forms..good luck with your hunt I will keep my fingers crossed
+Booky Lorra I know....that is why it was so long before I could get the review up. I had to process it first. I was speechless a lot throughout this book, but there are parts of this book that really do make you think despite all the graphics and imagery used.
@@jesseorth8244 At least try and be educated about the band if you are “ a lover of all music”. Tho, I get it’s about the review. That’s MORE important in this case.
Jeesh. Be nice. Younger people often can't specify an exact part of a decade and the farther back the cloudier it gets for them. She is reviewing a book and is clearly not a musicologist here. Hell, I remember back in the 90s people would get the 60s wrong all the time. I once read a journalist say: "....like the psychedelic rock of the EARLY 60s" (psychedelic rock didn't actually materialize until 66-67) ....etc. Lighten the fuck up.
Hearing/reading Gira's work is like looking through a filthy, twisted and unwashed mirror at ourselves: the self-hatred, the degradation, the self-pity and the self-loathing for self-pity are all inexorable parts of the human condition that are much larger than we'd like to admit; and you ought to respect someone like him. Someone who's willing to dive in the mud to find that part of us that we've buried never to be seen.
Vinicius Ferreira da Silva I do respect him that is why I wanted to do this book review because I believe people need to acknowledge those parts of ourselves in heathy constructive ways. I thought I came off as very respectful but if gave the impression that I didn't I apologize. I highly regard his work and it was one of the best reads I had last year.
No, you absolutely did. I was just sharing the way I see Gira's work--which is very much like the way you seem to.
Vinicius Ferreira da Silva beautifully stated and very true.
This book was pretty controversial even before release, and a lot of copies, including mine, have several lines drawn under some of the text by customs officers. Pretty cool. I found the book to be filled with Gira's dark, dry humour - which is an often overlooked facet of his work. I also think he was expunging The 120 Days of Sodom from his system, which he read at age 14 while doing time in an adult prison in Israel. Many of the scenarios depicted have De Sade's touch, though 120 Days is _far_ more digusting and brutal. But anyway, great review! Glad to see people who are actually open-minded, rather than just _saying_ that they are. Subbed : )
Customs officers? As in, some lines were legally questionable?
What could POSSIBLY be better than a LOVELY lady reading one of my ALL TIME favorite pieces of literature EVER ! .....I got my copy signed about 4 years ago when I met Michael in S.F. for the SEER tour ....you should have seen the look on his face when I handed him the book to sign ....grinned EAR to EAR ......you should read "And the Ass Saw the Angel " by Nick Cave.
Stay lovely ......and give "The Angels Of Light " a chance ....its Giras acoustical side project ...you may be surprised .
Jacquie you're beautiful, that is the essence of the Swans and investigation into the swamp lands of the human soul and darkness. A beautiful symposium on the dark side of the human soul, not ignored but observed
Frogman Five Thank you for the compliment and your comment. Thanks for the support
FYI: Swans came out in the EARLY 80's. The first EP came out 1982. The first proper album, FILTH, came out 1983. They broke up in the 90s, with the last album Soundtracks For The Blind (1996) and then with the last live album, SWANS ARE DEAD (1998).
I found this book online somewhere for £70. I had a choice: Buy this book and spend the next three weeks with so little money or wait until payday and lose out. I chose the former and it was so worth it. When this book arrived, I went through it voraciously like a famished vulture to the fresh carcass of a mammal. My personal favorites are 'The Young Man Who Hid His Body Inside A Horse' and 'The Consumer: Rotting Pig'. Like the painter Francis Bacon in literary form. Grotesque beyond mere words.
Gira with a soft G :)
And Swans not The Swans :)
god what a fantastic review!!! good job gurl! ♥
i'lldiealonebutireallydontwantto thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it.
The coward II was where i stopped. Disgusted and angry is how i felt. Then i deleted the pdf and I'm done. Fuck that.
Where did you buy it?
I got my copy through the public library. I didn’t have a electronic device to read on when I read this in 2016
Available for download at: drive.google.com/file/d/1qv73vYqtlyc6SolmtPcMAlinRil7dEVB/view?usp=sharing
I thought "The Boss" and "The Ideal Worker" short stories are the two jems in the whole book, the rest of it, not so much for me, but with these two he hit the nail IMO. "The Boss" sounds like some Richard Bandler/John Fowles/Robert Anton Wilson type shit, he is almost like Marcel Proust with those subtle thoughts. A form of literary exploration of The Qliphoth tree of the human collective unconscious.
A Sacrifice and The Dog are my favourite short stories.
He just released a new book! Get a copy while you still can, since they're super limited.
You was going to cook you some breakfast
Well you went in there
And you put some toast in the toaster
Put a skillet on the stove, some grease in it
You got you some eggs out, some bacon
Poured you some orange juice and made you some coffee
Got some jelly and some butter, fried eggs, salt
Pepper, got the bacon on the grill...
Everything was fine
except for one thing
You had to call me in there... to show you how to use a fork
Please do a review of Nadja from Andre Breton.
That and the consumer is in my top ten
You should listen to his spoken word piece with Lydia lunch “I’m an infant, I worship him”
i really like michel gira and his music. Though I don't think its meant for people like me (im talking about people who are around the age 15 which is my age) i loved the excerpt that you read, im not sure why but i would like to read the book. I think michel gira is simply a genius
Try Sountracks for the Blind by Swans. I listen to it for meditation.
@@90000cg I will have to check that out. Thank you
u review very nicely. .it's strange that u don't have too many subscribers
it's one of the best books. better than the bible for sure.
Harry Potter is the problem. The Consumer is a real book.
So that book is a GG Allen song ??
the band is called "Swans," not "The Swans," FYI. good review. :)
Try 'Story of the Eye' by Georges Bataille.
this book was heavily inspired by 120 days of sodom which i own and have never finished reading
"Within all the wrong they say I have done
There lies a seed of a million more, just waiting to become
Send them home, send them home, send them home, send them home
Use your sword, use your voice
Then begin again."
Interesting but unfortunately I can’t find it ! Uh I want to read it though ! Ugh. I read ‘Lolita’ and I found it a great literary even if t was controversial...
I had to go through my public library and interlibrary loan to get the copy that I read. This is definitely one you won't forget for more reasons then one. If you get a hold of copy let me know what you think.
Read his new book. The Egg.
My favorite story is Mr. Smother lol 🤣 I actually talk to people who do these acts 🤭
Local library? WHAT! Are you in the NY area?
Tom LaSala interlibrary loan
Great review thanks
Where can I get this book for a reasonable price?
I know right! I would love to have a copy of this for my collection! I found it a few years ago on Book Depository for about 130 US Dollars but I don’t think Book depository is even open anymore
@@FirstLadyReadsmaybe stealing from a library is the only viable option rn lol
@@childintime6453 I don’t think that would be very good idea but until you find a copy that is comfortable for purchase interlibrary loan is amazing! even if you have to sign release forms..good luck with your hunt I will keep my fingers crossed
@@FirstLadyReads thanks!
Wow...that is all.
+Booky Lorra I know....that is why it was so long before I could get the review up. I had to process it first. I was speechless a lot throughout this book, but there are parts of this book that really do make you think despite all the graphics and imagery used.
Early 80s, actually. SWANS started in 82.
Oh ok. Thank you for letting me know.
SWANS are real music. The rest is mediocre.
I can’t find this book
The Consumer www.amazon.com/dp/1880985268/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_NT385B0MCMTSMBS5HYQM
I checked the copy I got out through inter library loan.
Thanks for this. It's pronounced Jeera btw
Nope. It's like giraffe without the ffe.
Not sure if you're blind or deaf but it's exactly the same
Maybe you should try some phonetic books or something. Neither the J nor the EE sound fit.
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@@ididgt4259 Dude, how do you sound out j?
Great review. Good looks to
Thank you.
can I get one copy in India?
Umakant chavan You probably could if you went online and did some digging
U can get one on amazon.. its a little expensive though since they've stopped the production of this book
lol made the mistake of reading this book whilst eating curry. Is cool though stomach is strong as is mind ;)
Gira is pronounced 'Jeer-ah.'
@@90000cg yah I know..I have gotten clocked for that one a lot.
@@FirstLadyReads I used to pronounce it that way too. 🙂
@@90000cg ☺️
You don't condone acts done in a surrealist nightmare fantasy world?
it’s pronounced dji-rA
Thank you.
Swans were formed in 1982, not the late eighties. The other things you got wrong I won't even bother mentioning.
j e chill out mang, shes here to review the book not give us a run down of Swans history
@@jesseorth8244 At least try and be educated about the band if you are “ a lover of all music”. Tho, I get it’s about the review. That’s MORE important in this case.
Yeah, Swans were formed in 1982 but Micheal Gira’s career spans from 1979-2022
Jeesh. Be nice. Younger people often can't specify an exact part of a decade and the farther back the cloudier it gets for them. She is reviewing a book and is clearly not a musicologist here. Hell, I remember back in the 90s people would get the 60s wrong all the time. I once read a journalist say: "....like the psychedelic rock of the EARLY 60s" (psychedelic rock didn't actually materialize until 66-67) ....etc. Lighten the fuck up.
im not a masochist so no i don't like to be degraded