Break on Through : The Life and Death of Jim Morrison

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Summary: a lot of information
Review: if you want to to know alot of details about the doors this is the book. it doesn't seem to exagerate and it is well researched. it doesn't really go into depth about who the doors really were personality wise. it lacks character. but all the same, i would suggest that if you are a doors fan that you read this book, i would esp recomend it over "No One Here Gets Out Alive."

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Summary: a lot of information
Review: if you want to to know alot of details about the doors this is the book. it doesn't seem to exagerate and it is well researched. it doesn't really go into depth about who the doors really were personality wise. it lacks character. but all the same, i would suggest that if you are a doors fan that you read this book, i would esp recomend it over "No One Here Gets Out Alive."

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Summary: Nothing to describe it.
Review: Insightful, amazing, truley described Mr. Mojo Risin. One ofthe most accurate accounts of the life and death of Jim Morrison and the Doors. It shows you an intellacutal side of Jim, as well as the poet, shaman, and legend. If you are a Doors kind of person, read this book.

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Summary: This book is a blastoff, catch it in time
Review: It's about jim and the life he lived with the doors, how they got together and the things that happened on their trip to what we call death. It's just a beatiful book about our history writer, Jim Morrison

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Summary: One of the best
Review: It's the most informative, interesting, balanced, 'Morrison/Doors', bio I've found. You'll love it ~

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Summary: A Detailed Jim Morrison
Review: The authors do take some artist license in the opening chapter, but beyond that, the accounts about Jim's personality are enough to make you melt. It traces from Jim's childhood to his unfortunate, and as the authors mention, possibly mysterious death. All in all, this biography is thorough.

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Summary: The End-All, Be-All of Jim Morrison Bios W/Shamanism info
Review: The chapter concerning Shamanism will undoubtedly be a spellbinding experience for the spiritually adept.. recommended for anyone wanting to enter into the religion of Shamanism or the world of The Doors.

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Summary: just about the best thing i ever read in my entire life
Review: The Oliver Stone movie the Doors only talks about Jim Morrison and only the official time he spent with the band. This book, on the other hand, covers his entire life and it gets down to the specifics of life as a rock star very thoroughly. Jim Morrison was one of the most amazing people in the world and this book does him justice. God I wish he wasn't dead.

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Summary: The Lizard King
Review: This book depicts this controversial man's life from hischildhood until his death. It contains 544 pages of detaileddescriptions of the rise and fall of one of rock music's most influential stars. More importantly, the author did not write a monotonous book of facts. Instead, the author creatively portrayed Morrison, covering all aspects of his life: his childhood, his relationship to his parents, his high school and college years, his decision to become lead singer of The Doors, his abuse of alcohol and drugs, his controversial brushes with the law, his impact on society, and his death. One reason why I liked the book so much was the way that it was divided up into chapters that focused on different periods of Morrison's life. It would be wrong for me to say that James Riordan objectively wrote this biography. This is especially true when writing about Jim Morrison, one of the most controversial men in rock music. Riordan glorifies Morrison, and at times, I thought that Morrison was his hero. He speaks of Morrison's exploits with pride and literally compared the man to God. This is the first biography that I have ever read about a person that doesn't just point out dates and facts. Instead, Riordan wrote about who, what, when, where and how Jim Morrison came idolize youth and the 1960's. I highly recommend this book to people of all ages and backgrounds because the book intricately talks about the life of a man who changed society. Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison, is unlike any book that I have ever read and I enjoyed it very much.

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Summary: Deja vu all over again
Review: This book touts itself as the definitive account of Jim Morrison's life and art but it's essentially a re-write of Jerry Hopkins' "No One Here Gets Out Alive". Really! Compare the two yourself: there are numerous passages in this book that are basically paraphrased from the original 1980 bio. I simply don't see much evidence of the authors' claimed extensive research. However, to give credit where it's due: some of the writing is evocative and downright excellent. For example, the passages on Morrison in Venice, CA when he first begins writing music or as he put it "meeting the spirit of music" put you right there in a genuinely moving manner. Also, the depiction of Morrison's last concert in New Orleans where that spirit abandons him is also striking.