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clarasa's review
4.5
Liking New Order more than I like Joy Division, I think it was only natural that I'd like this book more than the previous one.
The highlights for me were:
The highlights for me were:
I'd programmed myself out of a job on ['The Perfect Kiss'] but as a consolation I got to play musical frogs on the track, a first for me and possibly all mankind.
Any mention of the frogs from 'The Perfect Kiss' always makes me smile :-)
Learning how the [tank] worked was both frustrating and very satisfying, though probably not as satisfying as discovering that its gun had a range of ten miles, making Bernard's house an easy target.
Ah! Friendship!
We began to be nominated for various awards. The ones with elderly statesman-like titles: 'Lifetime Achievement Award', that sort of thing. These seemed to suggest that perhaps our life might be reaching its useful end.
I came to think of them as 'Fuck Off and Die' awards. 'They used to be really good, you know' sort of things.
Steve just seems to be like a really funny, down to earth guy. I wish he was, like, my cool uncle who'd make fun of my taste in music.
mkat303's review
5.0
Stephen Morris is a great writer, and he's funny as hell. I laughed almost every day while listening to this book, as I did while listening to Record, Play, Pause. I was sad when I finished - gonna miss Morris' stories and sense of humor, and the details of his and Gillian's lives inside and outside of New Order.
I guess now that I've read/listened to Hooky's and Stephen's books (along with Deborah Curtis'), it's finally time to read Bernard Sumner's to get his side of the story. Maybe after a bit of a break, though.
I guess now that I've read/listened to Hooky's and Stephen's books (along with Deborah Curtis'), it's finally time to read Bernard Sumner's to get his side of the story. Maybe after a bit of a break, though.
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