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estherzh's review against another edition
4.0
I think if I ever were to write a book this is how I’d like it to turn out.... 4.5 stars =D
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
anamatopoeia's review against another edition
4.0
You should read his articles in the Guardian. If you like them, which I do, you will enjoy this book, which I did. The book feels like hanging out with the guy who wrote them, as it is that. He writes for vice magazine, which for ME would be a dealbreaker, but it is only very rarely vice magazine esque.
laurena's review against another edition
3.0
This dealt with some pretty heavy subjects (death, alcoholism, gamer culture..) but I did laugh aloud a few times.
shmandy's review against another edition
4.0
Two great books in a row? A miracle.
This was hilariously heartwarming, nostalgic and heart breaking all in one. The essays varied in topic -from landlords to camels to death- and they're all so well done I cannot truly pick a favorite. ( But if I had to- The Landlord essay. It was pulled from the inner depths of my own mind)
Definitely suggest picking this up if you're looking for a good laugh or brief moment of reflection.
This was hilariously heartwarming, nostalgic and heart breaking all in one. The essays varied in topic -from landlords to camels to death- and they're all so well done I cannot truly pick a favorite. ( But if I had to- The Landlord essay. It was pulled from the inner depths of my own mind)
Definitely suggest picking this up if you're looking for a good laugh or brief moment of reflection.
deathlores's review against another edition
4.0
At long last, a non-fiction book described as "achingly funny" and which actually is. This was laugh-out-loud brilliant (x5), with pinprick bouts of melancholy that just made this book an all-around wholesome, nutritious, full breakfast of a reading experience.
Have to confess I skimmed a bit during the very long, very exhaustive pretend-Ted talk about which of the Rocky movies is the Ultimate Rocky Movie, but an essay on the particular brand of masculinity represented by Pitbull? An investigation on human nature as revealed by the Monopoly board game? An in-depth study of who would win in a fight between the author himself and the Red M&M? Sign me the fuck up.
Perfect as light, non-gooey summer reading.
Have to confess I skimmed a bit during the very long, very exhaustive pretend-Ted talk about which of the Rocky movies is the Ultimate Rocky Movie, but an essay on the particular brand of masculinity represented by Pitbull? An investigation on human nature as revealed by the Monopoly board game? An in-depth study of who would win in a fight between the author himself and the Red M&M? Sign me the fuck up.
Perfect as light, non-gooey summer reading.
_emmiem's review against another edition
3.0
The thing is, I absolutely love Joel Golby’s writing, but this was a mixed bag for me. Some essays are absolutely wonderful, and others just aren’t for me. That’s not to say that any of these essays are bad, but that the subjects they approached simply didn’t interest me personally. I also failed to finish this book simply because it burnt me out a little (I feel Golby’s writing is perhaps better suited to his more conventional short essays as opposed to them being put into an entire book), but alas, there is still some beautiful and hilarious essays in this book that I’ll undoubtedly revisit again and again.