Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume 1 by Jim Morrison Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume 1
Book Review: songs without a melodies
Summary: 5 Stars
Jim Morrison was a song writer and a poet. The words in this book pop out and give a sense of understanding. This book brought thoughts to me that would never have been.Book Review: The beging of the end
Summary: 5 Stars
The lord has taken the best singer ever from us.If u wanna no more about Morrison u have to get this book it is the inner thoughts of him. i highly recomend it. 5 STARSBook Review: Poetry only a die-hard fan could love
Summary: 2 Stars
It's sad that Morrison wanted to be remembered as a poet when the sad fact is that he really wasn't that good of a poet. Abstract and vague, tending toward rambling private lines, _Wilderness_ simply isn't poetry. Rather, it is a collection of ideas and insights by a man who was truly talented. Morrison could write SONGS--not poetry. Perhaps he graced us with "The End," but poetry is not his forte. I am always moved by "When the Music's Over" and "The Unknown Soldier," but with the maudlin and confused lines offered in _Wilderness_, I can't help wondering exactly what Morrision had in mind. A good ready only for die-hard Doors/Morrison fanatics.Book Review: Jim Morrison: Overlooked poet
Summary: 5 Stars
Wilderness is a wonderful book for anyone who loves to write, or deeply enjoys reading poetry. It is quite sad that some people in our society automatically think that Morrison's poetry is trash just because of the fact that he was a rock star as well as a poet. Morrison wrote beautifully and the depth that he concentrated into each one of his works shines through. This is a great book for anyone who appreciates Morrison or good poetry, I highly recommend it.Book Review: Don't dismiss "modern" poets!
Summary: 5 Stars
It seems to me that a lot of people who read poetry will only read poets that have been dead for at least 100 years (somehow this makes the poet more "credible"), and/or say that some "modern" poet is a drugged-out freak (Jim Carroll, for ex.). They forget that Rimbaud was considered an obnoxious drunk in his day and smoked marijuana too. I'm forgetting lots of other poets, too, so sue me. "Wilderness" is Vol. 1 of his two major books, and even if you don't really listen to The Doors, but you like poetry (not the kind of poetry you are forced to read in English class, though), then you'll love this book. Be prepared with home-made paper "bookmarks", you'll need them. All my poetry books are filled with them.