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List Price: $14.99 | | Publisher: It Books
Salesrank: 61394
Released: April 24, 2007 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
What is emo? For starters it's a form of melodic, confessional, or EMOtional punk rock. But emo is more than a genre of music–it's the defining counterculture movement of the '00s. EVERYBODY HURTS is a reference book for emo, tracing its angsty roots all the way from Shakespeare to Holden Caufield to today's most popular bands.
There's nothing new about that perfect chocolate and peanut butter combination––teenagers and angst. What is new is that emo is the first cultural movement born on the internet. With the development of early social networking sites like Make Out Club (whose mission is to unite "like–minded nerds, loners, indie rockers, record collectors, video gamers, hardcore kids, and artists through friendship, music, and sometimes even love") outcast teens had a place to find each other and share their pain, their opinions, and above all, their music–which wasn't available for sale at the local record store.
Authors Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley lead the reader through the world of emo including its ideology, music, and fashion, as well as its influences on film, television, and literature. With a healthy dose of snark and sarcasm, EVERYBODY HURTS uses diagrams, illustrations, timelines, and step–by–step instructions to help the reader successfully achieve the ultimate emo lifestyle. Or, alternately, teach him to spot an emo kid across the mall in order to mock him mercilessly.
Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture Reviews:
Hilarious! 
2009-09-27 - I bought this book for my kids and ended up reading it after they set it down. LMAO! As a parent, I didn't get it before. Now I wish I didn't, but I still laughed. A fun book!
Superb
2009-05-05 - This really is the perfect book for anyone looking to know a little more about what it means "to be emo" but its even better for people who already know the scene and just want a good chuckle. The book is a perfect blend of information and comedy, making a nice satirical music book.
wow completely and totally wrong 
2009-03-30 - Ok so i read this book out of curiousity and found it completely uninformitive this is a book of assumptions and inacurate facts. the book is slightly entertaining but has nothing to do with really being an emo.
What is Original Anymore? 
2009-03-07 - This is my mom's account. I am her fifteen year old daughter who attends public school with a bunch brainless, consumer, unoriginal 'emos' who all tend to look and act like one another, so I address them 'Hey,you, Kid'.
I got this book, because I thought it would be funny. I guess that was just a little bit of pride talking, because now, done, I feel utterly depressed. Why? Because I have found that their guide to Emo Culture includes many critical staples of my life. Such as:
Cameron Crowe/Emily Dickson- If I could switch lives with someone, it would Cameron Crowe. He has lived(s) my dream life. Not only did he write for Rolling Stone magazine at my age, but he married a rock star, directed beloved films, and put out the 'Harold and Maude' soundtrack on his own LP record label that has amazing tidbits and now sells on Ebay for $130. This man is my music/film hero and they pulled him down to the ranks of whiny, Myspaced addicted punks--not even snot nosed punks. Emily Dickinson has held a special place in my heart for her strange life and shyness about her splendidly modern form of poetry. Plus, she can totally be counted as a feminist figurehead even if she didn't publish all that she could have.
Oh, and 'Almost Famous' is totally a snapshot at not only a kid coming of age, but also of a time where youth looked at the world through wonderfully acid laced rose tinted glasses.
I guess I'm just frustrated at my age brackets need to categorize. It's like, because I slightly fall under this emo umbrella, that I can't hang out with my Jonas Brothers obsessed best friend who shops at Hollister while I get my flannel at the local thrift store across the street from my bus stop that I use to commute to my high school for the arts across the city. I can't like any other action movie except 'Fight Club' which is of course a fabulous film, but makes me miss out on the movie that tore me apart and instilled a love for a turbulent time... 'Platoon'. When I wear my Chucks, I can't listen to Guns n' Roses, because they have no emotional side (except for the Power Ballad which every headbanger knows was sellout out the labels desire for singles to sell like hotcakes, but you gotta love them anyway). When I write poetry, it automatically has to be some angst-y crap about slit wrists, instead of a honey sweet jazz piece about Grandma making apple cider. When I carry around my copy of 'Howl', I can't actually analyze it, because then that would breakaway any emo quality it has.
I guess I'm just stuck in labels, and this book made me see that.
Jesus, I sound so emo!
So Funny!
2008-07-29 - (daughter of user)
I finished this book in 3-4 hours. Totally hilarious! It had me cracking up every couple of pages, and I totally agree with the thing about wearing belts so that the buckle is on the side, rather than the front of your pants. AWESOME!!!
