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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
Very entertaining! I have not listened to their podcast, but now I want to.
If you're coming into this as a Murderino looking for true crime information you will be disappointed, but if you're coming into this wanting to know more about the lives of your favorite podcasters then this is your book. The bits and pieces of the lives of Karen and Georgia that we get from listening to MFM are expanded on in their debut book/dual memoir. You learn about what it took for them get where they are now through funny, although sometimes sad, stories.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
I love you Karen and Georgia!
Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark were destined to know one another. Two ladies who each had a tough past and a passion for true crime. From these shared small enormities was born a podcast that has helped them grow, heal, and spur others onward. This book feels like therapy, probably because they are entirely open about the essential serendipity of growth and healing. And, also, the importance of staying sexy and not getting murdered.
I love Karen and Georgia and enjoyed listening to their book! One big turn off from this audiobook is that they placed some of their chapters when they read them at a live show. Some people might love this, but I hate listening to recorded live versions of podcasts, songs, etc. so I was not a fan.
funny
reflective
fast-paced
DNF at ~halfway.
I'm instituting a new rule for myself: No more buying books by podcasters I don't listen to (read: all podcasters).
Those who know me probably know that podcasts aren't really my thing. Those who know me well know that I DESPISE podcasts. Of every shape and form, but especially true crime podcasts. I won't go into the full rant here, but the short version is that I think it's wildly irresponsible for random people to play amateur detective about real, traumatic events. There's something to be said for journalism, but to the best of my knowledge, the women of My Favorite Murder (and the hosts of the vast majority of true crime podcasts) are not journalists.
Anywho, I promised not to get into it. Especially since my opinions on Kilgariff's and Hardstark's podcast do not necessarily apply to this book. I don't like this book for completely different reasons. Mainly that it doesn't seem to be any particular kind of book. If anyone besides two famous podcasters came out with this book, no publisher would take it because where on EARTH would you shelve it? Is it true crime? (No.) Is it personal essays? (Of a kind.) Is it self-help? (Alarmingly more than I realized.) This book struggles to find its genre footing, which is certainly a weakness in it.
I will say that I listened to the audiobook rather than read it: which, given the nature of the authors, may be the ideal way to consume this book. And there were some merits--in particular, Karen Kilgariff's sections were frequently strong, but that in itself proved to be a weakness. Her essays are MUCH stronger than Georgia Hardstark's. It's almost unfair to put them next to each other. Still, regardless of Kilgariff's touching stories about her mother's bout with early onset Alzheimer's, this book really just read more like a "Listen up, ladies!" self-help book. Which may be doing some of the legwork for how successful this book has been--people love that shit, much to my chagrin.
So, the main points of the book are: Listen up, ladies! Life's hard and you'll suck at it for a long time; so quit whining at your friends and get a therapist. But DO listen to us talk about how much we sucked at life, and the times we told our therapists about it.
That's pretty much what I got out of it. And I don't mean to disparage therapy--it works great for lots of people, go without shame if you feel you need it or would benefit from it. But I bought a book of essays by a pair of women who are famous for talking about true crime, and "Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered" was just NOT what I thought I was getting. This book is for people who like self help and for people who enjoy My Favorite Murder, of which I am vehemently neither. So, while I can't give it a good review (nor could I even finish the book--this is one of the rare times I asked Audible for a refund), I will absolutely acknowledge that I am not the target audience of this book in any way.
I'm instituting a new rule for myself: No more buying books by podcasters I don't listen to (read: all podcasters).
Those who know me probably know that podcasts aren't really my thing. Those who know me well know that I DESPISE podcasts. Of every shape and form, but especially true crime podcasts. I won't go into the full rant here, but the short version is that I think it's wildly irresponsible for random people to play amateur detective about real, traumatic events. There's something to be said for journalism, but to the best of my knowledge, the women of My Favorite Murder (and the hosts of the vast majority of true crime podcasts) are not journalists.
Anywho, I promised not to get into it. Especially since my opinions on Kilgariff's and Hardstark's podcast do not necessarily apply to this book. I don't like this book for completely different reasons. Mainly that it doesn't seem to be any particular kind of book. If anyone besides two famous podcasters came out with this book, no publisher would take it because where on EARTH would you shelve it? Is it true crime? (No.) Is it personal essays? (Of a kind.) Is it self-help? (Alarmingly more than I realized.) This book struggles to find its genre footing, which is certainly a weakness in it.
I will say that I listened to the audiobook rather than read it: which, given the nature of the authors, may be the ideal way to consume this book. And there were some merits--in particular, Karen Kilgariff's sections were frequently strong, but that in itself proved to be a weakness. Her essays are MUCH stronger than Georgia Hardstark's. It's almost unfair to put them next to each other. Still, regardless of Kilgariff's touching stories about her mother's bout with early onset Alzheimer's, this book really just read more like a "Listen up, ladies!" self-help book. Which may be doing some of the legwork for how successful this book has been--people love that shit, much to my chagrin.
So, the main points of the book are: Listen up, ladies! Life's hard and you'll suck at it for a long time; so quit whining at your friends and get a therapist. But DO listen to us talk about how much we sucked at life, and the times we told our therapists about it.
That's pretty much what I got out of it. And I don't mean to disparage therapy--it works great for lots of people, go without shame if you feel you need it or would benefit from it. But I bought a book of essays by a pair of women who are famous for talking about true crime, and "Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered" was just NOT what I thought I was getting. This book is for people who like self help and for people who enjoy My Favorite Murder, of which I am vehemently neither. So, while I can't give it a good review (nor could I even finish the book--this is one of the rare times I asked Audible for a refund), I will absolutely acknowledge that I am not the target audience of this book in any way.
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced