Bono In Conversation - Page 2

georginabono · 04-29-2005, 06:54 AM

Just got it yesterday from Amazon. it's amazing!!! i read almost half already. Even if it wasn't Bono talking I think it would still be a great read, very insightful

2Hearts · 04-29-2005, 02:21 PM

I'm still reading it, but it is even better than I thought it would be. I don't know how anyone could not like the guy after reading this.

dandy · 05-01-2005, 11:01 AM

ordered mine online last friday--should be here tomorrow.

MrsSpringsteen · 05-02-2005, 04:51 AM

Last night I was just randomly reading portions of chapters, I just love the way he answers certain questions. For example the way he talked about having perspective, and how it relates to depression, about depression. Fantastic

I think the way he describes perspective is helpful to all of us.

As much as I've heard Bono talk

this book has so much more to offer.

Teski · 05-03-2005, 08:45 PM

Awesome! My copy will be here tomorrow from Amazon. Very excited to dive in and read. Glad to see you're happy with it.

dandy · 05-04-2005, 05:27 PM

i got my copy today!

i have to force myself not to tear into it before i've finished reading the other two books i've already started. might not win that battle.

MrsSpringsteen · 05-06-2005, 10:37 AM

Sometimes you have to read things several times to figure out exactly wtf he's talking about, well I do

Maybe that's part of his charm and appeal, that you're never really sure. Keeps you interested.

BAW · 05-06-2005, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by MrsSpringsteen
Sometimes you have to read things several times to figure out exactly wtf he's talking about, well I do

Maybe that's part of his charm and appeal, that you're never really sure. Keeps you interested.

omg, I seriously thought it was just me

I normally breeze through a book in 1 or 2 nights but I started this one over a week ago and I'm only halfway through. I realized it was because I have to read every single word, sometimes more than once, just to figure out what the heck he means sometimes! I'm normally a speed reader but I can't do it with this book.

Teski · 05-06-2005, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by Bono's American Wife

omg, I seriously thought it was just me

I normally breeze through a book in 1 or 2 nights but I started this one over a week ago and I'm only halfway through. I realized it was because I have to read every single word, sometimes more than once, just to figure out what the heck he means sometimes! I'm normally a speed reader but I can't do it with this book.

I have the same thing going on. Not sure if there are some grammar things, or just some 'bono' thinking in there, but this one is taking me a little longer as well. Great stuff though!

martha · 05-08-2005, 10:01 AM

This came in the mail yesterday as well.

The cover was worth the price all by itself.

dandy · 05-08-2005, 11:33 AM

^ no kidding.

i failed miserably at ignoring this book until i finshed up with my other current reads. no will power.

beli · 05-08-2005, 03:12 PM

I'm about half way through the book.

What does everyone thing of Bonos take on depression? I think hes wrong, wrong, wrong. loll. I'm kinda suprised that he missed the mark, and kinda not suprised as well as hes missed the mark before, in my view. Umm, yeah, Ill say more if anyone wants to talk, otherwise I will have to duck being hit in the head by an agro PLEBAn.

BonosSaint · 05-08-2005, 10:26 PM

Didn't seem to be a whole lot of understanding on his part on depression and even suicide, was there? Love him to pieces, but sometimes he's a little out of touch.

popsadie · 05-08-2005, 10:31 PM

I don't know...depression is a chemical imbalance...BUT...there are non medicinal ways of improving chemical balance...Bono's coming from the "Faith as healer" perspective...and though I think he underestimates the chemical element of depression....gaining perspective can improve depression...which is why therapy and medicine are important tools for overcoming it..not only medicine....

beli · 05-08-2005, 10:38 PM

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Originally posted by BonosSaint
Didn't seem to be a whole lot of understanding on his part on depression and even suicide, was there? Love him to pieces, but sometimes he's a little out of touch.

I'm glad you agree. That was my feeling as well. Theres something odd about Bono that I cant quite put my finger on. Out of touch might be a good expression for it. The fact that hes solely interested in going forwards, never looks back I think contributes to his lack of understanding of somethings. By his own admission he doesnt spend much time navel gazing. While that is a healthy way to be I think he missing some things by trudging onwards and upwards. He is achieving a heck of a lot with his life, which is admirable, but I don't believe I would like him much as a friend.

Not that it matters. Captain MacArthur, an early leader of Australia, is a personal hero of mine. He achieved a tremendous amount during his lifetime but by all accounts was a womanising drunk (not that Bono is).

Im racing out the door, I'll write more later.

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BonosSaint New Yorker Premium Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,117 Local Time: 01:51 AM	Didn't seem to be a whole lot of understanding on his part on depression and even suicide, was there? Love him to pieces, but sometimes he's a little out of touch. __________________ "It's no matter. No distance. It's the ride." ---Stephen Stills

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04-29-2005, 06:54 AM	#16
georginabono The Fly Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 43 Local Time: 06:51 AM	Just got it yesterday from Amazon. it's amazing!!! i read almost half already. Even if it wasn't Bono talking I think it would still be a great read, very insightful

04-29-2005, 02:21 PM	#17
2Hearts War Child Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SC Posts: 637 Local Time: 06:51 AM	I'm still reading it, but it is even better than I thought it would be. I don't know how anyone could not like the guy after reading this.

05-01-2005, 11:01 AM	#18
dandy Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: styrofoam peanut commune Posts: 4,311 Local Time: 02:51 AM	ordered mine online last friday--should be here tomorrow.

05-02-2005, 04:51 AM	#19
MrsSpringsteen Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: happy St. Patrick's Day Posts: 20,345 Local Time: 02:51 AM	Last night I was just randomly reading portions of chapters, I just love the way he answers certain questions. For example the way he talked about having perspective, and how it relates to depression, about depression. Fantastic I think the way he describes perspective is helpful to all of us. As much as I've heard Bono talk this book has so much more to offer.

05-03-2005, 08:45 PM	#20
Teski The Fly Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 61 Local Time: 10:51 PM	Awesome! My copy will be here tomorrow from Amazon. Very excited to dive in and read. Glad to see you're happy with it.

05-04-2005, 05:27 PM	#21
dandy Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: styrofoam peanut commune Posts: 4,311 Local Time: 02:51 AM	i got my copy today! i have to force myself not to tear into it before i've finished reading the other two books i've already started. might not win that battle.

05-06-2005, 10:37 AM	#22
MrsSpringsteen Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: happy St. Patrick's Day Posts: 20,345 Local Time: 02:51 AM	Sometimes you have to read things several times to figure out exactly wtf he's talking about, well I do Maybe that's part of his charm and appeal, that you're never really sure. Keeps you interested.

05-08-2005, 11:33 AM	#26
dandy Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: styrofoam peanut commune Posts: 4,311 Local Time: 02:51 AM	^ no kidding. i failed miserably at ignoring this book until i finshed up with my other current reads. no will power.

05-08-2005, 03:12 PM	#27
beli Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a frock in Western Australia Posts: 15,336 Local Time: 02:51 PM	I'm about half way through the book. What does everyone thing of Bonos take on depression? I think hes wrong, wrong, wrong. loll. I'm kinda suprised that he missed the mark, and kinda not suprised as well as hes missed the mark before, in my view. Umm, yeah, Ill say more if anyone wants to talk, otherwise I will have to duck being hit in the head by an agro PLEBAn.

05-08-2005, 10:31 PM	#29
popsadie Acrobat Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Norman, Oklahoma,USA Posts: 444 Local Time: 06:51 AM	I don't know...depression is a chemical imbalance...BUT...there are non medicinal ways of improving chemical balance...Bono's coming from the "Faith as healer" perspective...and though I think he underestimates the chemical element of depression....gaining perspective can improve depression...which is why therapy and medicine are important tools for overcoming it..not only medicine....