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I think the book was sold at gigs during the spring '08 leg of the U.S. tour. But I did not see any when I went in the fall.
Even though I paid for it, my boyfriend got it for me through eBay (he's the one with the account). The person he bought it from runs a site called Bazillion Points (you can find their link in the Dark Chest of Wonders section at the OSA site), and if you buy from them you can get a limited edition Nightwish pin along with the book. It's a lovely picture of Tuomas swilling booze!
As for the book, I thought it was very fair and split down the middle. Both sides were not painted as either angels nor devils. Their very human qualities, both good and bad, were (I thought) represented fairly in the book.
And I've read many books in my day, and very few have ever made me outrightly emote (laugh, cry, etc.). Sure, I've read books that make me feel sad or make me feel happy, but seldom to I ever get tears or laugh out loud. When I was reading the parts about the crazy tour antics, I was laughing my ass off. Of course, having the End of Innocence footage in my memories to provide the mental pictures helped too. And reading the parts about Marc Brueland really made me cry. Reading not only his story, but that of his and Tuomas' friendship, was very moving.
The only qualm I had about the book, however small, was the inaccurate comment that was made about OSA in the book, but we've had a discussion about this here on the board already, and bad press is better than no press. I'm certainly not angry about it, if anything it keeps people's attention towards OSA. I guess one of these days I could clarify the misunderstanding myself in the site FAQ, but seeing as how it was so long ago and no one asks about it anymore, I don't see the point. Let sleeping dogs lie, I guess.
Oh, and another small grievance I have is that the English version does not have the pictures of the bandmembers as children like the Finnish version does (so I've been told; when I got the English copy I was looking forward to seeing these pictures I was hearing about so was a little disappointed to not see them there). But there are a lot of lovely pictures of the band, onstage and off, so whatever. Not getting to see Tuomas or Tarja as little kids...I think I'll survive.
So basically, I was a happy customer. The book is awesome, and top-notch customer service from Bazillion Points.
Even though I paid for it, my boyfriend got it for me through eBay (he's the one with the account). The person he bought it from runs a site called Bazillion Points (you can find their link in the Dark Chest of Wonders section at the OSA site), and if you buy from them you can get a limited edition Nightwish pin along with the book. It's a lovely picture of Tuomas swilling booze!
As for the book, I thought it was very fair and split down the middle. Both sides were not painted as either angels nor devils. Their very human qualities, both good and bad, were (I thought) represented fairly in the book.
And I've read many books in my day, and very few have ever made me outrightly emote (laugh, cry, etc.). Sure, I've read books that make me feel sad or make me feel happy, but seldom to I ever get tears or laugh out loud. When I was reading the parts about the crazy tour antics, I was laughing my ass off. Of course, having the End of Innocence footage in my memories to provide the mental pictures helped too. And reading the parts about Marc Brueland really made me cry. Reading not only his story, but that of his and Tuomas' friendship, was very moving.
The only qualm I had about the book, however small, was the inaccurate comment that was made about OSA in the book, but we've had a discussion about this here on the board already, and bad press is better than no press. I'm certainly not angry about it, if anything it keeps people's attention towards OSA. I guess one of these days I could clarify the misunderstanding myself in the site FAQ, but seeing as how it was so long ago and no one asks about it anymore, I don't see the point. Let sleeping dogs lie, I guess.
Oh, and another small grievance I have is that the English version does not have the pictures of the bandmembers as children like the Finnish version does (so I've been told; when I got the English copy I was looking forward to seeing these pictures I was hearing about so was a little disappointed to not see them there). But there are a lot of lovely pictures of the band, onstage and off, so whatever. Not getting to see Tuomas or Tarja as little kids...I think I'll survive.
So basically, I was a happy customer. The book is awesome, and top-notch customer service from Bazillion Points.
