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Check your judgments at the curtain. Close your eyes. Listen: you can hear the voices of the visitors who sat here before you: some of the most twisted, drug-addled, deviant, lonely, lost, brilliant characters ever to be caught on film. What do you have to offer the booth? Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published October 18th by It Books first published October More Details Original Title. Los Angeles, California United States.
Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Don't Try This at Home , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Don't Try This at Home. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 09, Libby rated it liked it Shelves: musicology. I read this one in a day because I simply couldnt put it down.
I guess there was some kind of morbid fascination in it for me as I have always wondered what it would be like if I just "let it all go" for a while and give in to excess Of course Dave Navarro has oodles of money and unlimited access to the LA freakshow so his story is much more interesting. This book is an interesting look into his psyche and what happens when I read this one in a day because I simply couldnt put it down.
This book is an interesting look into his psyche and what happens when a human being has no boundaries. Dave's ego and incredible self-absorbtion as well as capacity for shifting responsibility for his own problems is just plain ugly Looks and talent have made the man famous but underneath this is nothing pretty well for that year of his life anyway.
It was painful to read about people exploiting things that were extremely important to him such as his dead mother and connection to unicorns just to get closer to him. I guess there are no shortage of vampires and vultures out there. Despite all of this he seems to be quite intelligent and has an ability to read people as well as some kind of magnetism and its a shame that he used his "powers" for selfishness and destruction He did put this out there in the hope that it may help others and he did come to some important realisations "If its everybody elses fault, then why am I the guy thats dying?
All in all it was a very interesting and harrowing read. View 1 comment. Apr 12, Polina Traore rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Rock star romance writers. It ain't pretty. Shelves: memory-lane. I was bored, so I did drugs 2. I did so much drugs, my dealer broke up with me 3. People are ruining my life Actually, as you approach the end, the book explains itself spoiler "This book is about a drug addict who has negative beliefs about life and buys a photo booth to prove and document those beliefs.
But in the process he comes to learn that many of his beliefs are inaccurate and gets sober. So some of it loses meaning. The rest, however, paints a good picture of self-destructive activities, pretending to be wise while high, and trying to get people to sit around and listen to you. Not bad, really. Thanks for sharing. View 2 comments. Aug 07, Brittney rated it really liked it Shelves: owned-books. I wanted to read this for a couple of reasons. The first reason of course being that I am a fan of Dave Navarro, the second is that I loved the photo booth idea and the fact that this book is a snapshot of his life and not the full story, and the final reason is because it is far from being a fluff piece.
Actually it hits hard on the topic of substance abuse, which happens to be a career focus of mine. Expectation wise this novel delivered. I cannot begin to explain how incredibly interesting it I wanted to read this for a couple of reasons. I cannot begin to explain how incredibly interesting it was. It was in fact ramblings of a delusional addict, but it was more than that too.
You get to see exactly how drugs dilute a persons mind over time and how someone can find themselves at a dead end so to speak.
Navarro committed to this project under the preconception that he would never make it to see it through basically he was under the impression the drugs would kill him. The fact that he still ended up putting it out there after getting to reflect on it was brave. Often people judge and do not take into consideration how hard it can be to share your story when you are an addict.
Yeah, so maybe we have heard this story before a rockstar who finds himself addicted to drugs but really think about it Is that the story that's really being told?
The only real problem I had with the story was the fact that Navarro was determined to have a happy ending. Don't get me wrong I wanted a happy ending, but sometimes it is best just to stop where your at and not keep picking things back up. The after interview, the conclusion to love in LA, and the addition of ten reasons not to tie off were all good additions and I'm glad they were a part of the story. It was even interesting to read about his relationship with Carmen Electra, but it was overdone and took away from the message of the story.
Some of it would have been better off being left out. However, I still really liked the novel, and when all is said and done it is not my story to tell. I think the novel has some great messages in it and I hope that others who read this can take as much from it as I did.
But I just couldn't get into this book. It seemed to me to just be a series of disjointed recounts and musings of someone who has done far too many drugs. There didn't appear to be any direction in the book and I just didn't find the random recounts gripping enough to keep me reading. Feb 10, Carrie Ann rated it liked it Shelves: memoir , music. The concept of documenting a year in his life through a photo booth in his home was really intriguing and I found the early retelling of conversations and Dave's essays both sad but also interesting.
Unfortunately for the book and the documentary project it devolves into a lesson learned and the documenting pretty much stops about halfway through the year. The book ends with a tacked on retelling of meeting Carmen Elektra and how he was completely wrong about love. I wish the book had ended at the natural point, which was a year after the project started. After that point the book is really self indulgent and is less about documenting life and more about trying to convince us he's not a bad person, which I don't think he is a bad person, but if I did think that the epilogue to this book wouldn't change my mind.
Dec 22, Yolande rated it really liked it. The premise of this book is interesting and well executed: take a year in the life of a complicated person of note, and document it with photo booth strips, transcriptions of conversations and memories. Navarro starts out with a hypothesis that the only people who stay in one's life are those one pays.
Fortunately, he lays himself bare enough to rethink this idea by the end of the book. When Navarro appeared to throw himself into a drug and thought induced pit of darkness near the end, I almost The premise of this book is interesting and well executed: take a year in the life of a complicated person of note, and document it with photo booth strips, transcriptions of conversations and memories.
When Navarro appeared to throw himself into a drug and thought induced pit of darkness near the end, I almost gave up and closed the book. But I'm glad I stayed with it because there is a happy ending of fairytale proportions.
The final chapters of the book take place after the initial year of documentation, and I'm glad that Navarro and Strauss allowed the story to develop a little before unleashing it. I'm not familiar with Navarro's music, but after reading about how thoroughly he accepts life's challenges, I am curious to hear how this translates in his musical projects.
Oct 03, Jessica rated it it was ok. As a fan of Dave Navarro's music, I thought this would be an interesting read. The premise is that he put a photo booth in his house and whoever came to the house had to get their picture taken to document what happened in his house and his life.
I thought there would be interesting stories about other musicians, but instead I read about his girlfriend, his assistant and the numerous prostitutes and groupies that hung out and did drugs with him. What I did find interesting was his fight As a fan of Dave Navarro's music, I thought this would be an interesting read. What I did find interesting was his fight with his addiction and attempts at recovery.
Being a mental health professional, I'm always interested reading stories of people's struggle with their inner demons. It was a quick read. I'm glad I checked it out from the library, and didn't spend money on it. Extremely dark and not especially insightful. This is a year in the life of an addict. There's a chapter in the end after he cleaned up, which is a nice silver lining.
In the forward he clearly states that he does not condone drug use, but admits that they are a large part of his history and his journey. I distinctly remember a page titled "10 ways to tie off" and some details about how he would use anything around to get a fix just about anywhere.
In the end there's also a page called "10 reaso Extremely dark and not especially insightful. In the end there's also a page called "10 reasons not to tie off.
Unfortunately there isn't much here unless you want a peak inside the brain of junkie. Dec 02, Stefanielorene rated it it was amazing Shelves: rock-music , drugs. Being the Jane's Addiction junkie that I am, I had to read this one. Not only is it a completely engaging and entertaining read, it's also a book detailing a year in Dave Navarro's life in photographs that are primarily from a photo booth he had in his home during that year.
Funny at some points, tragic at others, the book is a must read for fans. Dec 11, RockChick added it. A fascinating man with a tragic past. Loved him on Brittany Furlan's podcast. I've always been a fan of music where you can hear new things each time you listen. Check out the documentary about his mother's murder - Mourning Son. Oct 19, Katy St. Clair rated it it was ok. A deep and penetrating looking into the life of a guy that, when all was said and done, I really didn't give two shits about.
I suppose the fact that he's intelligent sets him apart from 90 percent of the people he associates with but beyond that, meh. I am rolling through autobios of people who were mentioned in whatever previous autobio I read. Rod Stewart led to Bobbie Brown, then that led to Tommy A deep and penetrating looking into the life of a guy that, when all was said and done, I really didn't give two shits about.
The next one will inevitably have to be Anthony Keidis or Perry Farrell, but only one of them has written an autobiography. Too bad Courtney Love and Leif Garrett havent gotten their shit together enough to put one out yet. I'm a Dave Navarro fan - I'll say that right off. I had to read this book. A year in the life of Dave Navarro.
Basically, a year in the life of a heroin addict. This book is one weird trip. This takes place from the summer of to the summer of At the end, there's good news. He goes straight.
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