Slash Coleman does justice to his subjectand then some ... by turns darkly comic, side-splittingly funny, and poignant. * New York Journal of Books * Coleman exhibits flashes of humor and thoughtful introspection. Passages analyzing his mothers reasons for hiding her Jewish identity prove especially moving. ... An entertaining examination of the plight of an artists progeny. * Kirkus * Slash Coleman has de-gentrified my soul. -- Gary Shteyngart, New York Timesbestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story Slash Coleman has a fresh point of view, an original story, and tons of style. The Bohemian Love Diaries is a fun, raucous read by a fantastic storyteller. -- Mishna Wolff, bestselling author of I'm Down Coleman comes alive on the page in this memoir about the bizarre and beautiful life of a free spirit and artist who navigates through life with his heart. Its easy to fall in love with him as a reader, and I cant decide if I wished I was on the journey with him or if Im completely content to simply read about it and enjoy the laugh. One thing is for sure, Evel Knievel would be proud. -- Ophira Eisenberg, host of NPR's Ask Me Another and author of Screw Everyone Slashs endearing and idiosyncratic memoir feels wonderfully intimate, like hes whispering his lifes greatest and most heartbreaking moments right into your ear. A lively, wonderful read. -- Mara Altman, author of Thanks for Coming This one-man off-Broadway act is proving over and over again that he has the ability to tell a story in a way that few can. His words capture us, his drive amazes us, and his works entertain us. * Slush Heap blog * An uncommonly good book ... Slash is a wicked storyteller. But, unlike many other successful TV, radio, or just-in-your-living-room storytellers, he also knows how to put his stories on paper in a way that doesn't make them wilt. And the book is frequently very funny. Even more: in places it really makes you laugh out loud ... But there is a lot of tenderness and love in this book. ... So yes, go and buy The Bohemian Love Diaries, it will not change your life, but it will definitely make it richer. * Simply Jews blog * Everyone has a story, but how you tell that story is what will be the deciding factor that shines a spotlight upon the past you. Author Slash Coleman has a spot light so damn bright upon him you would think his alter ego was Batman. However, the story he tells will literally cause Batman to hang his head in shame. And that is AWESOME. The Bohemian Love Diaries is one that most of us could only ever dream of. I like to visualize it is a fluid mix of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets Moonrise Kingdom but factual. ... This book will show you the growth of a child to man who knew love, found love, lost love, and wrapped it all up in a crazy offbeat adventure called life. By the end of the book, you will wish your life were even a fraction as quirky as Colemans and will be suggesting it to everyone to read. * Musing with Crayola Kym blog * A heartbreak of a memoir ... Slash can write, and write well, and make me laugh out loud at the idea of a boy hacking at a tree, but it took him a serious journey to get to where he was writing down his own story. ... I loved every embarrassing moment he shared. ... Its a bit Running with Scissors mixed with Mennonite in a Little Black Dress meets I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell has dinner with every six-word memoir book made at Smith, sleeps with Girl, Interrupted. ... The book ends in a full-circle road trip with his father. I wont give it away, but its beautiful. I dont often say a plot is beautiful, but the way that this bohemian discovers the truth of his father is devastatingly pretty. Not girl-pretty, just something-floating-in-space-pretty. This book wont be hard to spot since the cover has a small child in underwear and a helmet, which makes complete sense to parts of this story. I dare you to read it to get to the truth. * Books and Bowel Movements blog * It's a barrel full of crazy. Coleman writes in such a way that I felt I was reading a Dali painting. If you like your biographies on the quirky side, then you'll enjoy this book. It's one of the most original, entertainingly weird books I've read in a long time. * I Feel So Unnecessary blog *
