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loey_h's review
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
ghoulette's review against another edition
5.0
His sensibility, the representation of positive masculinity by which he expresses his feelings with such deep understanding of himself.
The bond he shares with music : how he prefers to use it as a mean to achieve greater purpose than to cope is refreshing to read.
The way he talks about his kids, the constant doubting he has of not spending enough time with them but then seeing them grow up to be incredible kids is heartwarming.
Overall, he has a way to connect with people which justify the authenticity of this man and makes me believe he is one of the best person in the music industry.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief
rachaelvickerman's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Alcohol
miayukino's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
fanchera's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Death
maeverose's review against another edition
3.5
I read half of it physically and the second half I listened to the audiobook while also physically reading. I feel like that’s the best way to do it so you can both hear him tell you his stories while also seeing the photos included in the book (if you care about that. I thought they were fun). The audiobook also has an extra story at the end that isn’t in the physical book.
It’s very well written, I was actually surprised how much I liked his writing style. He really put his personality into it. I’d recommend this to anyone who likes Dave Grohl, is interested in reading about band life and someone slowly making their way to fame, or just if you like celebrity memoirs in general. If you’re a Nirvana or Foo Fighters fan, there isn’t a whole lot of focus on that stuff, it’s more just about his life overall. They’re both talked about of course but it’s not a big part of the book. I think you would also appreciate it a lot more if you grew up in the 70s or just listen to a lot of bands from the 60s/70s/80s.. Lots of references that went over my head, I wont lie (gen z here). A lot of the stories are about him meeting various idols of his, which got a bit redundant for me after a while. Surprisingly my favorite stories were the ones about his family and relationship with his daughters. I don’t usually care to read domestic stuff but you can tell how much he loves his family and I found those stories to be very heartwarming. He seems like a really nice and optimistic person.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Cursing, and Death
Minor: Vomit and Alcoholism
laramay_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, and Alcohol
kkalicky94's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Drug use, and Suicide
g_books2022's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Death and Grief
froyobaggns's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, and Cursing
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
it was a super interesting read! i only knew a very little bit about dave grohl beyond nirvana and the foo fighters, and this was funny, charming, and inspiring. he seems like a great guy.