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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful. Not a bad book; but I thought this was another Rick ...By T. DanielsNot a bad book; but I thought this was another Rick James autobiography. I thought that he covered everything in The Confessions of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak and there was no way he had wrote another before his passing and this was the case. This book is simply an edited version of Memoirs of a Super Freak. If you read the other years ago; there is no need to read this one. Great book written in Ricks words; but its more tame and doesnt go into every little detail. There was no need for me to finish reading this book; because I read the other. You cant go wrong with either one of them though.--EDITUpon further review; I give the book a 3 out of 5. The book is good; but the problem I have with it is that i compared this with my copy of Memoirs of a Super Freak and David Ritz destroyed a good book. Memoirs was raw and pulled no punches. This book seems to tone it down as if Ritz did not want to hurt anyones feelings. In the original book; Rick James really let Prince have it. He even uses the "f word" that refers to gays when he talks about why Eddie Murphy didnt want prince to produce his next album. The sequence of events with Anita Baker is missing and details as small as the song he said he sang in prison to the racist guards is edited. Ritz turned a rated r book into a pg-13 book. Glow is still a great read; but having so many of Ricks words deleted was not good.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Rick James; The Chaotic and Loving Man.By AmberThis book deserves nothing but resounding applause for being one of the most interesting autobiographies ever written. I could not stop reading it! From start to finish; Rick kept you wanting more and cringing at what would evolve next. I loved how raw; enigmatic; enlightening and jarring it was. His life was truly one of complete indulgence and almost everything you could encompass in one lifetime plus more. Written through his words and thoughts alone; I could absolutely feel each syllable. He was just who he was and he spoke to that with complete confidence and unparalleled arrogance. Love or hate him; Rick was a cold-blooded brotha and I would have loved to see him perform in his true essence one last time. On that same note; we all possess a Me-Monster within us but through self-discovery and balance; we can cope with it. Rick made that clear. I thank him for his genuine words and strong voice. What a revelation!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. /sings: Id like to buy the world some coke...By j4I read and wrote about this for English 101. Yeah; my professor is that cool. I really mean it. James first; then Fossey and Wuornos in the same semester. Sex; drugs; murder; music; and gorillas; it doesnt get any better than that. For once; I truly enjoyed writing papers.tl;dr version of this book: James writes songs; gets a great opportunity; freebases; bangs anything with two legs; and then screws everything up. Rinse; repeat; but somehow he just keeps coming back. Then he dies of perfectly natural causes (cocaine is natural amirite?).In all honesty; it was a pretty good read and goes much deeper than that. If nothing else; James can tell some pretty wild and interesting stories.