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mountdesertisaak's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
andreadmw's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
What a life. So interesting. It was inspiring and made me happy hearing about his constant growth. In some ways he simplifies things we normally over complicate and just lives every single day. I love that.
knod78's review
5.0
This book and Danny Trejo and his life were a big surprise for me. Several months ago, I got wind of a virtual book event for this book hosted by Steve Buscemi. Even my husband was interested. We watched it and fell in love. This book was a continuation of that event with more stories and lessons on life.
Danny Trejo led an interesting life and I’m so happy he shared it with the rest of us. the book was well written and had a nice flow. Yes, there were small fragments of repeated information, but it wasn’t bad. I just loved how in each big section of the book, he learned a new way of dealing with his issues and emotions. I do think him being cast as the fixer for anything he did may have gotten to him that I wished he explored. But his Hollywood treatment turns around.
If you want to know how to survive prison, he teaches you. And it’s certainly not what we have been led to believed. If you want to get clean and sober, he guides the reader. If you want to know how to work hard and get your paid dues, he teaches you. I highly recommend this book anyways even if you didn’t want to do any of those things like me.
Danny Trejo led an interesting life and I’m so happy he shared it with the rest of us. the book was well written and had a nice flow. Yes, there were small fragments of repeated information, but it wasn’t bad. I just loved how in each big section of the book, he learned a new way of dealing with his issues and emotions. I do think him being cast as the fixer for anything he did may have gotten to him that I wished he explored. But his Hollywood treatment turns around.
If you want to know how to survive prison, he teaches you. And it’s certainly not what we have been led to believed. If you want to get clean and sober, he guides the reader. If you want to know how to work hard and get your paid dues, he teaches you. I highly recommend this book anyways even if you didn’t want to do any of those things like me.
badseedgirl's review
3.0
Listening to this book was a hard go. Although Danny Trejo is an amazing, prolific actor, his reading of the story was very halting. I found speeding up the playback to 1.5X made a huge difference.
The story itself is amazing. Mr. Trejo’s story is full of tragedy and hope. There is no doubt that He has a great and deep belief in God. But he is such a pragmatist about it. He really never seemed to use his own beliefs to guilt people into rehab. And let’s talk about his work in rehab. Through all the years he was working in movies, Danny Trejo was also working for various Rehab facilities in California. He was on the streets working as an intake counselor. He was also going into schools and facilities to talk to so many people about drugs and alcohol. For me that was the most amazing aspect of his life. He was also dedicated to recovery and seemed to attend meetings regularly.
As someone who was touched multiple times by alcohol and drug abuse in my family, I know about “working the steps” and the struggle for recovery. The thing with recovery is everyday sober is a victory, but that means every morning is a new battle and temptation lessons but doesn’t necessarily go away. Mr. Trejo’s continued victory is what makes him a star for me.
The story itself is amazing. Mr. Trejo’s story is full of tragedy and hope. There is no doubt that He has a great and deep belief in God. But he is such a pragmatist about it. He really never seemed to use his own beliefs to guilt people into rehab. And let’s talk about his work in rehab. Through all the years he was working in movies, Danny Trejo was also working for various Rehab facilities in California. He was on the streets working as an intake counselor. He was also going into schools and facilities to talk to so many people about drugs and alcohol. For me that was the most amazing aspect of his life. He was also dedicated to recovery and seemed to attend meetings regularly.
As someone who was touched multiple times by alcohol and drug abuse in my family, I know about “working the steps” and the struggle for recovery. The thing with recovery is everyday sober is a victory, but that means every morning is a new battle and temptation lessons but doesn’t necessarily go away. Mr. Trejo’s continued victory is what makes him a star for me.
amkozy23's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I enjoy when people are very open and vulnerable in their memoirs so that I can learn a bit about them. I really felt the emotions when listening to this book and I liked learning about Danny Trejo. A really good read!