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Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television by Louis Theroux

6 reviews

helhas3letters's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Stalking, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Medical content, Rape, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Racism, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, and Drug abuse

merrynthomas's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

alisonannk's review

dark funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Dementia, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Racism, Sexism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Grief, and Religious bigotry

hannahebert's review against another edition

funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Enjoyable, funny, insightful. A welcomed look into the man who typically sheds light on others more than opening up their own world. Would highly recommend the audiobook format to hear the right tone, funny character voices, and a bonus chapter. 

I really enjoyed this book as someone who isn’t a huge Theroux fan but as someone who would watch his work and enjoy it when it pops up. I think if you’ve seen everything he’s done you might find it to be a bit of a “and then I did this and then I did that” and feel disappointed. 

Some people seem to have given poor reviews based on Theroux’s character and through discovery of how privileged Theroux is. I found that for most of the privileges afforded to Theroux, there appeared to be a price to pay for most of them. I appreciated Theroux’s honesty to be able to depict himself as someone with issues, especially detailing how he has been a crappy romantic partner to both Nancy and Susanna. 

A pretty balanced book, it could have been better but I think it was still pretty good. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Racism

emilymai's review against another edition

challenging funny medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

erinjulia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault