Cool Gardens by Serj Tankian Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Cool Gardens
Book Review: Occasionally insightful, mostly incomprehensible
Summary: 2 Stars
This reminds me a lot of my journals and songs from about age 15-23. That's in no way saying that Serj is an angsty teen-ager, just that it was probably very satisfying to write it and I'm sure it makes sense to him, but probably not to many others. There's a brilliant comprehensible line here and there, but much of it almost seems like automatic writing with a little bit of word play added. The closest thing I can compare it to is Burroughs. If you enjoy digging through the non-sense to get to the gems of thought, check this out. It makes good bathroom reading. OR if you're into psychedelic drugs it may also make much more sense, until you're down again that is. Long live System of a Down! Keep fighting the "good" fight Serj.Book Review: Orange Lights with a Flux
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, in the beginning, I was a rather obsessed Serj fan. Of course, I had heard of Cool Gardens, and since I was a poetry reader, I wanted to get it. I searched all over for it, even when I went to L.A. My friend had recently ordered it from Amazon for me for Christmas. I finished reading it, and I was greatly confused. Yes, I understood where he was coming from with all the poems, but did he have to use such words? Did he, honestly? Half the book I was unfortunately unable to comprehend. So many words he had used that I didn't understand, and I was making a list of words to define, and I was up to the 13th poem when I stopped, for I had already gotten about 40 or so words! I got a bad version anyway, since I only got 94 pages instead of 96. It's good poetry, since my own poetry is very similar to Serj's, and it has meaning. You will often give a chuckle or smile of understanding when reading these works. This was a good book, may lessen your likings of Serj, but it's still a good read. Yet, be prepared for tough words!Book Review: Review of "Cool Gardens"
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is phenomenal! Serj Tankian is an excellent poet with a brilliant mind. Any true fan of System of a Down would love this work. The poems are funny, satirical, political, sexual, and just plain amazing. His ability to turn language into art is second to none. I highly recommend it!Book Review: Serj is a great man
Summary: 5 Stars
Although my book doesn't have that cover, I know they are the same book. "Cool Gardens" is a great book. It's also very funny too. You can see some of System of a Down's lyrics in some of the poems. I would recommend this book to any SOAD lovers or people who think Serj Tankian is a great writer.Book Review: Serj is so great
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely and unequivocally adore Serj. He's someone whos eyes could just tell a million stories. It's so heartening to know that such an imaginative and beautiful person could live. His poetry is wonderful and at times very humorous. You can feel his feelings throughout the whole book. And if he IS sexist? Well, that's mighty fine with me *grins*