The English Roses "The Guardian", poet and novelist Michael Rosen found "The English Roses" to be heavier on the moralistic side rather than being ironic, which he felt was the norm for children's books. In the same article, author Francesca Simon felt the book "has no characters, no story and there is no tension, which is a problem." Both criticized Fulvimari's illustrations with Rosen describing them as "odious pictures". Emily Nussbaum of "New York" magazine found Binah's character was "the blandest, most passive good-girl on Earth, the opposite of Madonna" and felt that by writing the book, the singer was in a way
Naïve / The Days of Swine & Roses Roses" was ranked No. 61 on "COMA Music Magazine"s 101 Greatest Industrial Songs of All Time. Naïve / The Days of Swine & Roses "Naïve"/"The Days of Swine & Roses" is a split single released by KMFDM and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. "Naïve" is the title track from the KMFDM album of the same name. "The Days of Swine & Roses" originally appeared on the My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult album "Confessions of a Knife". An edited version of the Thrill Kill Kult remix of "Naïve" was made into a music video, and hit No.