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bronaghd07's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
3.75
i grew up watching drake&josh (still one of my favourite tv shows) and adore mean creak so to hear about josh’s life while these pieces of media were being made was fun. really well written and you can definitely tell he has a background in comedy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Bullying, and Self harm
shewantsthediction's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I've always liked Josh Peck, and as soon as I knew he had a book I put it on hold. I grew up with Drake & Josh, as I think most of his fans did, and while I wasn't around for the Vine era, I remember discovering that he was randomly doing Youtube and watched him for a bit. I also tried to listen to his podcast but the episodes were ridiculously long. I'm talking HOURS.
Anyways, this book is good. I was shocked about how honest Josh was. By some miracle, he's managed to keep his public image pretty clean, but has struggled his entire life with never having met his dad, having to earn a living to help support his mom since he was like 15, eating as a coping mechanism, low self-esteem, and drug addiction (he's been 13 years clean). Dude has just been through a lot. He came from nothing, and while I've never been a Jewish child actor struggling with my weight, it's super relatable.
Occasionally he'll make some remark that's slightly out of touch, such as when he says he's training with the guys who killed Bin Laden, or how he's not the next Shia LaBeouf. While funny, perhaps you could find a celebrity who hasn't abused their girlfriend to compare yourself to?? Or not bring up 9/11?? It's little slip-ups like that. I'm wondering if the book was written before certain stories came out, or his editors just didn't want to touch his authenticity—because the whole thing does read as very authentic, and most are jokes.
My one major complaint is the continuous comma splices. Unfortunately I read the print version, so I had to calm the grammar nerd in me once a second just to get through it. There were also quite a few typos and all I could think was, "YOUR EDITOR DID YOU DIRTY, DUDE!" If I'd had access to the audio instead, this might've been a four-star read, but I still read it all in one go.
I do wish he'd written about how he'd met his wife and more about his son, but I appreciate what we got. You have to admire the guy's sincerity, perseverance, and passion for what he does. It's an overall positive message and I love that he's using his platform for this.
Anyways, this book is good. I was shocked about how honest Josh was. By some miracle, he's managed to keep his public image pretty clean, but has struggled his entire life with never having met his dad, having to earn a living to help support his mom since he was like 15, eating as a coping mechanism, low self-esteem, and drug addiction (he's been 13 years clean). Dude has just been through a lot. He came from nothing, and while I've never been a Jewish child actor struggling with my weight, it's super relatable.
Occasionally he'll make some remark that's slightly out of touch, such as when he says he's training with the guys who killed Bin Laden, or how he's not the next Shia LaBeouf. While funny, perhaps you could find a celebrity who hasn't abused their girlfriend to compare yourself to?? Or not bring up 9/11?? It's little slip-ups like that. I'm wondering if the book was written before certain stories came out, or his editors just didn't want to touch his authenticity—because the whole thing does read as very authentic, and most are jokes.
My one major complaint is the continuous comma splices. Unfortunately I read the print version, so I had to calm the grammar nerd in me once a second just to get through it. There were also quite a few typos and all I could think was, "YOUR EDITOR DID YOU DIRTY, DUDE!" If I'd had access to the audio instead, this might've been a four-star read, but I still read it all in one go.
I do wish he'd written about how he'd met his wife and more about his son, but I appreciate what we got. You have to admire the guy's sincerity, perseverance, and passion for what he does. It's an overall positive message and I love that he's using his platform for this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Body shaming
Moderate: Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent
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