Faith, Hope and Carnage

In one night I read 60 pages. Soooo good. Can't wait to read another 60 pages tonight. It's an open discussion on the spirit, loss, music and I find myself resonating to many of Cave's exact sentiments. I picked up this book because Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers recommended it and I'm really glad I did. It's a great read and has you thinking long after you put the book down after each read.

Nick Cave is not trained as a theologian, but only theologian David Bentley Hart has done work on suffering and grief in theological terms as rich as this. Cave is a daring, honest, dazzling thinker, attending to all the necessary things. This book will break you open.

Not in the mood to write a long review, but so came to appreciate Nick cave and how he thinks and lives. Feels like he's a spiritual teacher in a way. Inspiring.

Beautiful reflection on the goodness of life,death and all the grace that exists in between. Found great comfort and peace.

Suffering leads to anger; thus, one must forgive and let the journey of life unfold!

The book says that “this isn’t a memoir, it’s a conversation.” Well it’s a fantastic, beautiful conversation. After reading the book, listening to Ghosteen, Skeleton Tree, and Carnage became a much richer and more moving listening experience. Love the book, and love those albums more now too!

I read it while listening to Nick's newest album "Ghosteen" the book is the perfect accompaniment to listening to his music especially if like me you are relatively new to it. Deep look into a dark but spiritually light individual

saw Flea going on about how great this was and like *some* Nick Cave songs but this is a pretty bleak book dealing as it does with some of the hard tragedies Cave has experienced in his lifehaven't got through it and it's fallen out of the current reading so not sure I will get back to finish it...hard to see a payoff as it's got a sort of grim stark tone in its interview format

Gran libro, me llegó rápido y en excelentes condiciones

This book is so powerful, thought-provoking, and all-around amazing. I've bought it for several special people in my life, and have sort of become evangelical about it (at a recent climbing retreat someone asked me if I get paid for the copies that I get people to buy, I was that enthusiastic about it).I find Nick Cave's music to be a bit of a conundrum -- I love some of it and have on my favourites playlist, other songs I just cannot connect with, even whilst acknowledging that there is genius in the lyrics &/or melodies. However, one does not have to be a Nick Cave music fan to see that he is simply amazing in the depth of his genius on so many levels. The empathy and wisdom that he embodies is explored to beautifully in this book. My copy is filled with little flags for the passages that resonate, and the copy that I bought for my teenager is filled with her hand-written notes. I nearly always have a new copy on the shelf to give to someone as a gift.If you cannot take a peek at some of the pages in it here on Amazon (sometimes they have that function), look for his Red Hand Files website and you will get a glimpse of what this book is like -- a dynamic, extended version of that, sort of like the Red Hand Files as a concert.

Thanks for this beautiful experience Nick! Careful packaging and fast shipping!

Uma conversa França sobre o processo criativo, sobre fé, a perda de um filho, o enve. Obrigatório para fãs, interessante para não fãs.

Long awaited and finally arrived, best gift for myself 😊💖