Honestly I loved this book, partly because of my interest in tattoo design and the stories and reasons why the person is inked. And how they got it done, feelings when the got it done...the whole story I guess. I forgot to mention he was a short fiction author before this literary endeavor.
And the book delivered. I love how into tattoo design Peter is, and how he brings up origins of his sketches, and that he actually visited the places where they were inspired by. Super cool. I don't know how he did this, but the whole time I felt like I was chatting with him in a tattoo shop, with the needles going off with Slam (his main tattoo artist) giving him a touch-up or a new design, yet deeply know him as a person. And somehow his style of writing reminds me of Chuck Palahnuik, talking about times in his life in the Village when he was a drug addict. But I really liked his honesty, with the situation and himself. That's hard to pull off. Peter discusses his travels to Malaysia to see the real tribal tattoos to see the Dayaks that started the trend to where it is now considered a classic design category, and the curiosity in that intrigued me. I also want to travel. His references to all sorts of things made me enjoy the book even more-> whether it be music, films, or just popular culture. It felt like he was talking to me, not just babbling about his tattoos. His life story is on his body, with the art that reflects his life-- in most ways throughout life that creates many different meanings. For example
, a few of his tattoos are religious based, and seeing that he went to a Jewish religious school it makes sense, but he isn't strictly any religion-- which I also find to be interesting and admire in this literature. While reading the book, whether it be before bed, on the beach, or just relaxing I always wanted to read more and didn't want to put my bookmark in. My brother and mother both read this before I did, and they are both tattooed, and they said it was a great book. I honestly agree. It hits more on just the art, it touches on adolescence,world religions, people (in general) and our life's stories. Which I am really into hearing people's and learning from them, and telling them to more people (if they permit, of course). It is a journey of him finding himself and reflecting his life using his 7 tattoos. Fantastic book. The writing is real, raw, edgy and holds nothing back, and a delight to read if you are interested in unique autobiographies, tattoos in general and in depth, people's stories and psychology, relationships (any), Darren Aronoskfy films and Chuck Palahnuik books and concepts, even Tom Waits too. :)Starting Stranger than Fiction by Palahnuik tonight. No it is not the Will Ferrell movie, it is a
collection of stories about the oddities of the world we live in. My brother just finished it also.This book also made me incredibly excited for Kat Von D's sophomore book- The Tattoo Chronicles which is going to be released on October 26, 2010. =]
Check them out!
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