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None of This Rocks by Joe Trohman

15 reviews

kiwij96's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

Full of self-depricating humour, Joe Trohman recounts key moments of his life and how they have influenced his life to make him the person he is today. Humourous and reflective, this is one for the fans who want to get to know the self proclaimed "man behind the man behind the man" of Fall Out Boy.

I found it a bit repetitive in parts, or at least a bit back-and-forth-y, and though Trohman's writing style is chatty and self-deprecating, it does lead him to go off on tangents at times. And by times I mean entire paragraphs of "what relevance does this have to what you're trying to say?". That said, I did really enjoy reading this (aside from the occasional vulgarity and rape jokes).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body shaming, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Self harm, Cancer, and Car accident

Moderate: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Rape, and Pregnancy

lotsaplots's review against another edition

dark funny sad medium-paced

4.5

I loved the insight into Joe's life and way of thinking despite the heartbreaking stories he has to tell about his childhood and his place in Fall Out Boy. I thought the book was great and read it very quickly. My only complaints are that there is occasionally information repeated chapter to chapter as if this is a series of blog posts where someone is only starting to read in chapter 5 and 2 unnecessary rape jokes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Drug abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death and Rape

margot_the_librarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Xenophobia, Violence, and Suicide attempt

pinkmalady's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug use, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Excrement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Abandonment, Violence, and Body shaming

Minor: Classism, Sexism, Vomit, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Car accident, Genocide, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Racism, and Rape

weekenddracula's review against another edition

funny sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism and Addiction

Minor: Drug use and Drug abuse

milesofkiles's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Emotional abuse

shermansays's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Grief

rayannotates's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Vomit

javafenn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I loved this memoir! It gave me so much insight into my absolute favorite band. Seeing how much turmoil he went through in his youth with a very mentally abusive mother and then navigating life with intense insecurities, imposter syndrome, and terrible depression felt so human considering he’s a rock star. It was an easy read and only gets a 4 star because sometimes his self depreciation and ramblings went on too long. Other than that it’s a great read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Cancer, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A well written memoir that mixes humor and reflection in perfect balance. Each chapter stands alone as an essay, so this results in repeated moments or memories to orient the reader. That gave a lot of "deja vu", though it still had a good flow. I really liked how it went well beyond "that guy from Fall Out Boy" to outline Joe's life, hopes, and challenges. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Blood