To Post, or Not to Post? That is the Question

Nikki Sixx died. And then came back to life, but more importantly he died. Overdosing on drugs is a real and huge threat, and it was a shocker to me throughout the whole book that no one took that thought more seriously. I think one of the things that shocked me the most was that Sixx immediately used drugs again after returning home from the hospital, I think that shows very clearly that his state of mind at the time wasn't very concerned about living another day.  Reading the catch-up from 1987- present day might have been the most interesting part of the book to me. Knowing that Sixx went back to drugs multiple times but still had the willpower to bring himself back to sobriety is really a story of something that at once seemed like an impossibility.  People can really change over of the years which is shown exceptionally seeing all the people that Sixx has good relationships with now that he didn't before. His band members and him are even on good terms even aft...

Nikki Sixx is on a roller coaster that he can't get off. Every time it seems as if he's making progress towards getting off drugs he falls back towards the deep end. I find it crazy how many people Nikki was able to persuade to do drugs with him. It seemed like everyone on tour with him was willing to contribute to his addiction whether they knew it was an addiction or not. Nikki's fame had people basically lining up to party with him so it's understandable that he was in a hard place to just flat out quit. While reading Sixx's journal entries it's clear that he knew he needed help or to stop, but he didn't have the willpower to do it on his own. It makes me wonder how much differently his life would have turned out if their had been someone back then willing to put in enough effort to help Nikki end his addiction. The farther I get into this book the more real it gets, the current-day commentary by both Nikki and the other assorted contributors is rea...

After reading the first two sections of the Heroin Diaries, it's hard for me to believe that Nikki Sixx is still alive today. The amount of drugs and partying he did is something I thought was only fictional, in rock and rap songs. That being said, reading what Sixx has to say about his addiction as he is going through it is very intriguing to me. He knows he is addicted to a number of different drugs but he can't bring himself to stop. I think it's really interesting that as a band, Motley Crue doesn't seem particularly close. You'd think that you'd be pretty good friends with the people you make music with, and go on tour with, but Sixx only seems close with Tommy Lee. Sixx even mentions that he doesn't even know where Vince or Mick lives (pg. 159). This just shows that Sixx's drug addiction was pushing away his relationships with those around him more than he probably realized (not to say the other members of the band weren't struggling with d...

Volume One of Death Note held character development, plot development, and more questions left unanswered than given a solution. I think one thing notable about the end of the manga was that there was no immediate cliffhanger. While the author could have easily cut off right after Light found out there were cameras in his house, or where L learned about Naomi's FBI past, he didn't, and instead left the end of the manga on a happy note (well as happy as it gets for Death Note). For a first volume of a series I'd say that Death Note starts strong. As a Death Note fan and trying my best to remain unbiased I think the author did a good job of keeping a reader's interest by keeping action pretty consistent throughout, not leaving slow periods. Even though I knew what was going to happen I still enjoyed the manga and would seriously considering buying the next volume to reread some of my favorite scenes. To discuss a little bit more in depth the end of the manga, I think ...

In this section of Death Note we find both L and Light's storylines moving along quite extensively. Light is seemingly very concerned about his identity being revealed to the police and is doing whatever he can to hide it. Light's willingness to kill FBI agents just because they are looking for him reveals that he may be beginning to lose more morals than he already has. He's gone from only killing criminals to killing those who've done nothing wrong. Light's character development leaves readers to think about how far he's willing to go. Is killing his family in the question? Meanwhile, L has also took a big step by revealing himself to the police. The police's initial reaction to seeing L in person is disbelief, but Ryuzaki is definitely L. L admits that he hates losing, just like Kira (pg. 265), his motivation to win seems to be just as high as Light's. As the story moves forward Light and L are destined to meet. The way they interact is somethin...