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On the road with the Blank Generation, Go Now takes readers on a wild trip across the country and into the head of a down-on-his-luck punk musician.

Billy, a burnt-out, drug- and sex-addicted punk musician, sets out with his erstwhile French girlfriend, Chrissa, on a cross-country writing assignment that turns into a ricocheting, brain-searing, agonizing head trip.

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June 25, 1997
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0684832771
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Richard Lester Meyers, better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is a singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Hell was in several important, early punk bands, including Neon Boys, Television and The Heartbreakers, after which he formed Richard Hell & the Voidoids.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (June 25, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0684832771
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0684832777
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.6 x 8 inches

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David Kohl

Autographed book.

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023

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Autographed Richard Hell novel. Better than described. Delivered faster than advertised.

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Russell Craig Richardson

Hell is other people.

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023

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Surprisingly tender and generous document (lightly or less lightly fictionalized) about a real cross country road trip taken by post punkwave musician/author Hell and his once and future girlfriend, in the early 80s. Yes, perhaps he should have told her (and himself) that he wasn't quite 'clean' from his on/off opiate addiction; and yes, he might have dialled down on the heroically casual sex encounters that seemed to happen every time the girl in question left the motel... but there's a lot of humor in here; a lot of compassion; and awful lot of acute self-criticism... and some simply good prose. In the end, surprisingly again, you come out respecting Hell, his writing and his self-critical gaze. It's also fun, and pretty arousing, too, in that Burroughs/Bukowski way. Poets, huh?

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James Yerrill

You've got to be kidding me...

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2022

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Best book, ever! Makes "Fear and Loathing" read like a children's novel.

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Insanely beautiful and insightful

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2016

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Insanely beautiful and insightful. I read it over and over again. The best piece of writing he has put out in my opinion

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Not perfect but resplendent

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2004

I have read this book twice and I sometimes open it at random just to get the feeling and human excitement the writing brings to me. I grant you it's not perfect. There is some sloppiness and places where he goes too far, but this book is mesmerizing and lovely. I see that some of the reviewers seem to resent a person who is a rock and roll musician publishing a book of fiction. Well it so happens that Patti Smith IS a remarkable writer, and so is Richard Hell. (So is Jim Carroll for that matter -- it's his rock and roll that's doubtful. Same goes for Patti Smith in my opinion.) People also resent writing that deals with drug users. The lead character in this book is a drug addict -- yearning to get free of it -- but the book is about being human, in other words having animal drives that are contrary to one's ideals. It's sexy too. But even more it's about perception. The book's insights are as deep as any novel that's appeared in thirty years. You should read it.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

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Book was nothing like the picture. It was missing the cover.

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2004

When I first heard of this book, I had to get it... I mean Richard Hell! I love him!

From the second I opened this book I couldn't put it down. Not to say it was fantastic, but it was so real. It felt like walking into someone's brain (primal/animalistic urges). Fascinating.

Through every chapter you got to know the inner workings of this addict, what moved them and destroyed them. In short, how fragile life is, and how misdirected we can be by our intuition under the influence of anything and everything. Air included. Buy this. Read it. Be disturbed.

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Excellent.

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2000

I must confess I bought this book after becoming completely infatuated with Richard Hell and books about heroin. I've read both "Junkie" by William S. Burroughs and "Go Now" and I just have to admit I liked this book better that the two. The choice of words and poetic prose make this book both make you want to cry at the beauty the main character (Billy) sees and feels, and yet can also thrum up feelings of utter disgust, and I love this book for that. Thank you, Richard Hell, for such an amazing book.

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mr luke hall

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2015

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Great book. loved every page.

Paul P.

Shame......I had high expectations.......all users wannabe poets???

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2013

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Yeah I had been looking forward to reading this book by Richard Hell for a while being a fan of rock n roll biographies and Bukowski, Hunter Thompson, Kerouac and Jess Mowry. This takes the road trip across america from the angle of Lower east side punk rocker shooting, sniffing snorting his way across the states in a fly car so you get an idea of what you're expecting.

Failing junkie poet insightfulness with moments of amusement but its all a bit to narcissistic and dull and the central character is to in love with himself and the junk so the cycle gets boring. Shame as its easy to read and wanted alot more laughs but the interactions between characters is repellent behaviour so you're just left with Billy Mudd.......

I'm still a fan of Mr Hell but prefer his other books about his own experiences in NYC.

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よしこ

想起させる風景イメージが読み手を飲み込む一冊。

Reviewed in Japan on June 12, 2004

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「70年代パンクとドラッグ」、この二つの言葉がペアになっただけでアレルギーを起こしてしまう人は沢山いるかもしれない。狂気と混乱、無謀、孤独が転げ回っているだけ、と決めかかって読み出すのはあながち間違いとも言えないが、少し読み進むとすぐにそれが間違いなのだと気づかせられる。やることは目茶苦茶な主人公だが、狂気と甘えの境目に確かに存在する「正気」が確かにあって、それがストーリーを一本に繋いでいく。読んでいる途中、ビム・ベンダースのロード・ムービーが何度も思い出された。この本は言葉で語られているにもかかわらず、鮮明で強烈な映像を読み手の脳裏に強烈に描き出すのだ。一般に（と書いては語弊があるかもしれないが）こういう本はテーマや語り口ゆえに、翻訳された途端に原文の持つテイストを損ねがちであるが、思い切った言葉の選択、かつそれが的確であるところが、「翻訳された」という間接性を感じさせない。ストーリーは意外なところで終わりとなった感があるが（あくまで私見）、これは著者であるリチャード・ヘルの、詩人またはミュージシャンとしての過去背景を考えると納得がいってしまった。

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