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I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard by Tom Reynolds
kimlynn77's review against another edition
5.0
The world is full of depressing songs and here is the analysis of 52 of them in a wry book full of interesting tidbits. A quick read.
stevia333k's review
it's a 2005 buzzfeed listicle written for baby boomers in 2005
look my parents read this circa 2005 or 2011 (i don't remember whether the book they got was a re-up or new) & loved it, and i like dark humor, but a lot of the songs were uninteresting. but basically it turns out the everescence song "my immortal" was about the singer's sister not some fake boyfriend. so not only was that dark humor embarassing to share in high school circa 2011 (3 cheers for being broke) but basically the author's a misogynist acting like the only relationships women can have in songs are as WAGs.
so now you get to know
look my parents read this circa 2005 or 2011 (i don't remember whether the book they got was a re-up or new) & loved it, and i like dark humor, but a lot of the songs were uninteresting. but basically it turns out the everescence song "my immortal" was about the singer's sister not some fake boyfriend. so not only was that dark humor embarassing to share in high school circa 2011 (3 cheers for being broke) but basically the author's a misogynist acting like the only relationships women can have in songs are as WAGs.
so now you get to know
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Suicide
mohitgupta's review against another edition
1.0
if this book was meant to be comic. okay, its just not my kind of humour.
if not mostly I hate this book, and want it to burn.
most useless and un-informed book ever written. I doubt if the author even heard the songs he is talking about.
I picked up the book, because I have always wondered why people listen to depressing songs. but i did not think that looking at the frequency of some words in lyrics, or the title is what classified as depressing.
The author considers himself very wise, categorizing musical experimentation with sounds as depressing, slow music as depressing, and a lot more.
if not mostly I hate this book, and want it to burn.
most useless and un-informed book ever written. I doubt if the author even heard the songs he is talking about.
I picked up the book, because I have always wondered why people listen to depressing songs. but i did not think that looking at the frequency of some words in lyrics, or the title is what classified as depressing.
The author considers himself very wise, categorizing musical experimentation with sounds as depressing, slow music as depressing, and a lot more.
mirable's review against another edition
5.0
Hilarious look at the very depressing lyrics of some very popular songs. I just about laughed myself silly!
stephjadereads's review against another edition
3.0
The pages dedicated to The Cure had me laughing out loud. I too enjoying dressing as Nosferatu and sneaking into fields to suck the blood out of cattle.
malamarvoncat's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book. Witty take on some classic songs. I do feel a bit depressed after reading it, so I believe it is effective :)
alexcruse's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
I did not intend to read this entire book today but it was a fun and easy read, just like Reynolds previous book about creepy songs. If you like the early music journalist inspired works by Chuck Klosterman then give this a try.
I did not intend to read this entire book today but it was a fun and easy read, just like Reynolds previous book about creepy songs. If you like the early music journalist inspired works by Chuck Klosterman then give this a try.
robinsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I read this a couple of years ago and thought it was one of the funniest books I had ever read. You will no doubt recognize many of the songs the author irreverently and snarkily (is that a word) describes, but even if you don't may find them humorous. I found myself wanting to run to the Internet and download every song I read about just so I could pick out everything he details about it. This is the kind of book to keep around when you want a good laugh as it's easy to pick up and read a chapter or two.