Peter Woody Rising

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Summary: Stay Up At Night
Review: I enjoy books that keep me up late at night to finish them. Peter Woody Rising has kept me up several nights as I am reading it for the second time (at least the juicier parts). The characters seem to be pulled from loud concert stages and out of wild clubs where anything can and does happen. The drug culture that exists in the world of rockers is depicted here in a most realistic and frightening way. The subtitle (sex, drugs, power rock) is reinforced in a very creative way on the inside pages. This is an unusual read, very different in many ways. No holds barred!

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Summary: Hits the Perfect Chord
Review: I've always enjoyed reading stories that are off-center, but still depict a hidden reality. The main character, Peter Woody, is a very strange and very realistic character. His journey through this story reminds me of a Charlie Chaplin movie--humorous but tragic also. And the writing has a touch of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" to it. No doubt Peter Woody and Dr. Hunter S. Thompson would be partying buddies. The drug and sex scenes are shocking, but in the very best way--to be read over and over. That's what I plan to do.

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Summary: Real Rockers
Review: Rolling Stone magazine has tried to warn us for years that people like this really exist, but maybe I didn't believe them. This book delivers a jolt of reality that is stunning. My friends and I listen to rock music every day and often hear about the outrageous behavior of rockers, but reading about Peter Woody's life is an experience all its own. The plot is like a psychedelic trip filled with self-inflicted pain, but also suffused with glimpses of love and in the end, self-redemption. The rawness of the language backed by the quirky, brash, unapologetic writing style is reflective of the subject matter--power rockers unbalanced on the edge of total craziness. This totally rocks!

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Summary: Hot Music & Hotter Writing
Review: This book had to be written by someone who must have lived the life of a musician on the road. I was a roadie for five years and I saw some of the same things like they're described in this book. The sex and drugs are rampant. The strange people are always there, crowding around the players, wanting attention, wanting to be a part of the scene. E.Layne Kelly caught that atmosphere. She nailed it. If you're into music, you'll dig this one.

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Summary: Recovery Time
Review: This novel surprised me. I thought it would be focused strictly on the wild and crazy times of a big-time rocker. And it did that, but it also told the story of how badly drugs can control your thoughts, your actions and can destroy your entire life. Then it showed how this young man recovered from his death-seeking plunge and surfaced somewhat intact. The ending is very satisfying and rang the bell of hope for those suffering addictions. If you're an adult with or without kids, you'll get more than a glimpse at what confronts many kids. If you're a kid, you'll see the raw side of the so-called glamerous life of rock and roll for what it is, really.

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Summary: Its Amazing!!
Review: When I was looking for a good book to read i recently saw this one online and I was anxious to see what it was about. All I can say is that from the moment it arrived in the mail to the moment that I read the last word of the last page, I could not put the book down. It wasnt a typically book that by page 50 you knew what was going to happen and who as going to wind up with who. It truly had a twist in every chapter, and you couldn't help but feel like you were right in the mix of it. I cant wait for her next book to come out and everyone who wants an amazing book should read this.

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Summary: Its Amazing!!
Review: When I was looking for a good book to read i recently saw this one online and I was anxious to see what it was about. All I can say is that from the moment it arrived in the mail to the moment that I read the last word of the last page, I could not put the book down. It wasnt a typically book that by page 50 you knew what was going to happen and who as going to wind up with who. It truly had a twist in every chapter, and you couldn't help but feel like you were right in the mix of it. I cant wait for her next book to come out and everyone who wants an amazing book should read this.