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kiwichill's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Self harm and Vomit
amberinpieces's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Cursing, Blood, and Drug use
Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Vomit, and Death
m0czy's review against another edition
5.0
While the format is linear overall, it is divided by the overarching themes of the musician’s life which was a breath of fresh air in autobiographical storytelling. Not a dull moment, not an anecdote that bored.
Dave’s open discussion of proud moments with his children (especially the talent show) brought me to tears.
All in all, I was impressed with this true work of art that Dave has created. A brilliant musician, but this shows that he’s truly an even better human being.
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
achay91's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Death
noshinbean's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Addiction, Death, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
antimony27's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Death, and Alcohol
cosmiccappie's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol
lauriej's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Cursing
mx_sunshine's review against another edition
3.75
I also found his outlook on life and grief is very inspiring. I love how much he loves fatherhood and how much he appreciates his Mother.
I loved learning about his story and in turn the stories of Scream, Nirvana, and the Foo Fighters. But I was surprised that he went into more detail about his time with in Scream then in the Foo Fighters. Maybe he is tired of talking about it? There were many stories about him interacting with famous celebrities. I don’t think I learned about his current band mates until the end of the book.
My only gripe about this book was the amount of times he repeated himself. Like there were very specific sentences be reused multiple times within a chapter. Looking back on it, perhaps it was an attempt to insert a “chorus” but it came off as irritating to me. It comes off as an author that doesn’t trust the reader to understand. Instead the author is really trying to make a point or force a moral into the story.
He’s obviously not a writer but he is a great storyteller. He achieved what he set out to do. That’s a small style choice I didn’t enjoy although I understand the intended effect.
I came out of this book with a lot of admiration for Dave Grohl. I really enjoyed listening to his audiobook and would recommend it to fans who already enjoy his work.
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Minor: Abandonment and Vomit
amelody's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Addiction, Suicide, and Death
Minor: Xenophobia, Cursing, Drug use, and Death of parent