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windspice's review
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
hannah_94_reads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
cowiealexandra's review
4.0
The only thing stopping me from rating this 5 stars is the fact that I would not have enjoyed this book had it been by anyone other than James Acaster. I'm not a huge music fan but the project sounded so interesting and I love James's comedy so I gave the audiobook a listen. I loved the way he wove details about his own life in between the summaries of the albums and everything felt like it fit and had some sort of deeper meaning in the context. Although I think I would listen to him read his shopping list.
mulebeatsdrums's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.5
A book by a comedian that starts from the premise that 2016 is best year for music of all time had no right to be as emotional of a ride as it is. I have discovered so many good artists and albums as a result of this book and I owe James Acaster a drink for that reason.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Self harm
A lot of the book focuses on what could reasonably be called a mental breakdown Acaster had in 2017. There is nothing graphic, but suicidal ideation is mentioned multiple timesbeeeeg's review
3.0
Part memoir, part music recommendations, less comedy than I expected. Descriptions of bands etc are written in an odd third person voice given that he'd spoken to a lot of them. Got a couple of decent album recommendations though.
paused_wind's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0