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Yearbook by Seth Rogen

10 reviews

luffe_zolo's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Hate crime, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty

narbine's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

3.75

I was very pleasantly surprised by this book! The narration was great and the production was fantastic. I love when sound effects are used in audiobooks. He’s a great story teller with funny stories and he knows it. You can hear him half-laugh at moments recalling some memories. I appreciated the bits of political content he dropped such as his privilege of consuming drugs as a white man and how rampant hatred on Twitter has real life consequences. Would recommend, particularly as an audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol and Antisemitism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

twistykris's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

I've been a fan of Seth Rogen since I saw him in Superbad when I was 18. I find him funny, humble, insightful, and this audiobook really sealed that for me. Hearing him talk about growing up Jewish in Canada, his experiences with various drugs (including weed [of course], alcohol, mushrooms, and acid), introduction to porn, and the antisemitism he has faced first-hand was enlightening. His stories ranged from funny anecdotes about writing jokes for a mohel, to getting WAY too high on shrooms in Amsterdam, to the controversy of his film The Interview. It was especially fun to hear him tell stories and then recognize they were inspiration for certain movies (i.e. he and his friends filling a laundry detergent jug with beer after they stole a keg was referenced in Superbad).

This book isn't all laughs. In the Verification chapter, he talks about his efforts to get Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to de-amplify the voices of white supremacists and to un-verify anti-Semites. He also speaks of his thoughts on how alcohol is normalized, while drugs like weed are demonized and folks- primarily POC- are often excessively punished for using and selling it.

The book is endearing and the grammatical errors are there purposefully, to make it feel more conversational. There are even moments where Seth acknowledges the listener and mentions that in the book version, there is a picture of the thing or event he is describing. The full cast is phenomenal and it was so fun to listen and be able to point out cameos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Antisemitism

Moderate: Alcohol and Car accident

linddykal's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, and Drug use

jt_earl's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Cursing

drraytay's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Antisemitism, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol

paperbackparker's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

I was sure this was going to be a 5-star read, but the second half was mostly stories about famous people and Hollywood and I didn’t find it as funny as Seth’s personal anecdotes from his childhood. I still really loved it though, and definitely one of the funniest books I’ve read. He’s not a perfect dude but I think he’s a good guy, and I’m glad I picked this up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Cursing

essie__reads's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

Discusses his experiences with racism and antisemitism, as a Jewish man through out the book. Explicit mentioning of different drugs and drug use. Some NSFW content (there's a chapter about when he discovered porn as a teenager, and while it's not super graphic for Seth Rogen, still not safe to listen to around children or at work). Overall he sounded very self-aware and much more intelligent than the roles he plays in movies reflect him to be. I would highly recommend the audiobook, he has a good narrator's voice and I believe he had celebrities voice their lines in most of the stories he told about them that involved dialouge. I didn't find this to contain any sexist/racist/ otherwise problematic offensive content, which is always a good suprise coming from a comedians memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Antisemitism, Dementia, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

forrestalexander's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, and Antisemitism

sierranorgan's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed listening to this on audio! Seth read the book and then when there were flashback scenes or moments with other people there were other voice actors! 
I loved the vibe of the book, and all the funny stories in it. Made me love him even more than I already did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, and Vomit