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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
If you're a fan of the podcast this is a nice bit of bonus / expanded content... but admittedly a lot of it is very familiar and repeated from the episodes. I ended up skimming some of the chapters, but the ones I gave my full attention two were funny, touching, and very well meaning.
Perfectly enjoyable to read, but a lot of the magic of these two is in their off the cuff interactions on the podcast. This book at times felt kind of preachy and awkwardly too polished, which isn't their usual vibe and isn't what I was looking for.
Didn’t love it. I’m finding more and more that books filled with unnecessary profanity really bother me. (When did we as a society decide the F word should be used as often or for so many purposes.....? I still cringe at the blatant use of it in any/all entertainment). And instead of just not finishing the book, I will continue reading and just be totally unimpressed with whatever the topic is. Almost like the topic gets overlooked due to the crude language. I do generally enjoy true crime dramas (via podcasts generally), but this book didn’t focus on specific true crime stories as I had hoped it would. Instead, it was more of a memoir about the lives of the authors....which is fine for what it was....but just didn’t appeal to me.
I loveee the podcast. But I feel like if you’ve listened to every episode on the pod, you already know all the stories in this book. I wanted something new and exciting from Karen and Georgia but all I got were recycled stories. Seems like this book was just a money grab for them.
This was a fun read but it's more of their life story/memoir about the podcast rather than any advice about staying sexy and not getting murdered though. Guess I'll have to listen to the podcast for that! The audiobook had several chapters that were read live with audience feedback, which I didn't like. But other than that I did enjoy it!
I read this one slooooooooowly, because I didn't want it to end. It wasn't what I expected, but I enjoyed it, more and more as I got into it. I'm glad I got the actual book, because the photos are really fun. I'm a Karen, so I anticipated loving her parts, but wow, Georgia is a really talented writer.
I love these girls. I love their podcast. And this book was like going to the therapy sessions I have been meaning to plan but haven't got around to it yet.
The five-star rating is entirely for the audiobook; I'm sure it's enjoyable to read as well, but I feel like the audiobook is truly how it's meant to be consumed. What makes it a particularly good audiobook is that they are allowed to be a bit more emotional and jokey than most author-read audiobooks I've heard before. There are sections where Karen and Georgia talking together and you hear them laugh; there are sections that are recordings from live readings; and then there's also Paul Giamatti and Marty Hardstark. It masterfully keeps a lot of the joy of the podcast, which is what I was worried about going in. The book itself is interesting, part memoir, part advice, with a dash of true crime here and there. Obviously it will resonate most with people who are already fans of Georgia and Karen, but there are some chapters - in particular Karen's "How To Be a Latchkey Kid" - that stand beautifully on their own.
This really felt like listening to an episode of the podcast. I could hear each gal's voice coming through in their writing which made it really digestible. I really think this is the first non-fiction I've ever read to completion? Just for that, it deserves a good rating. There were parts that made me laugh, and parts that made me tear up. I do think this is a good collection of essays that would be effective to even non-listeners, because it doesn't have much to do with true crime at all. I'd definitely read a second collection from Karen and Georgia!
Okay, so I read a book about a podcast even though I had never listened to that podcast before. Sue me.
But actually don't, because the universe already sued me, essentially, with a very meh reading experience. A spiritual lawsuit.
I thought I would like this book even though I have no concept of the podcast because I do, at the very least, know the podcast is true crime-y, and I know that I like true crime.
However, this was more like a celebrity memoir of the two hosts of said podcast, and considering I could not have named them if you paid me one thousand million dollars previous to this, that was not something I necessarily Needed in my life.
Great title, though.
Bottom line: I should know better!!! But unfailingly, I do not know better.
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i probably should've listened to like 6 episodes of this podcast instead.
review to come / 3 stars
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someone please stop me from adding every vaguely halloween-y book to my currently reading shelf
But actually don't, because the universe already sued me, essentially, with a very meh reading experience. A spiritual lawsuit.
I thought I would like this book even though I have no concept of the podcast because I do, at the very least, know the podcast is true crime-y, and I know that I like true crime.
However, this was more like a celebrity memoir of the two hosts of said podcast, and considering I could not have named them if you paid me one thousand million dollars previous to this, that was not something I necessarily Needed in my life.
Great title, though.
Bottom line: I should know better!!! But unfailingly, I do not know better.
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i probably should've listened to like 6 episodes of this podcast instead.
review to come / 3 stars
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someone please stop me from adding every vaguely halloween-y book to my currently reading shelf