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A review by ponch22
Lose Well by Chris Gethard
3.0
Pre-ordered this book back when [a:Chris Gethard|497431|Chris Gethard|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1325544459p2/497431.jpg] (pronounced Ge-thard, not Get-hard) emailed his newsletter list about it. I've been a fan of Gethard ever since I started taking improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC. I've seen his improv many times, his stand up once, and even took an improv class with him. I watched a few clips of his public access Chris Gethard Show and watched all the episodes that were on TruTV (I never had Fusion to watch that season). I thought this book might be a fun read, but I was too busy trying to complete my 2018 Reading Challenge that I had to wait until 2019 to start this one.
I've been "reading" it for over two months... It wasn't horrible, but it definitely wasn't very compelling. [b:Lose Well|38139408|Lose Well|Chris Gethard|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1533147569s/38139408.jpg|59824031] is basically half self-help book, half memoir—Gethard describes his theory on life in hopes it will help others. If you've seen his stand-up or watched his TV show, you'll already know most of the self-help details (Try hard, Accept failure, Never give up, Avoid rock bottom, etc.) and you may have already heard some of the memoir stories.
The book would probably be great on audio, given Gethard's excellent storytelling, but as a hardcover book, it was difficult to keep going. There were many weeks when I didn't open it at all... I'd probably have preferred a full memoir as those were my favorite parts of the book. His self-help advice is pretty cliche (which he admits) and in the end, he states that these rules don't apply to everyone and each reader should consider his advice & take whatever they feel would work for them.
I've been "reading" it for over two months... It wasn't horrible, but it definitely wasn't very compelling. [b:Lose Well|38139408|Lose Well|Chris Gethard|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1533147569s/38139408.jpg|59824031] is basically half self-help book, half memoir—Gethard describes his theory on life in hopes it will help others. If you've seen his stand-up or watched his TV show, you'll already know most of the self-help details (Try hard, Accept failure, Never give up, Avoid rock bottom, etc.) and you may have already heard some of the memoir stories.
The book would probably be great on audio, given Gethard's excellent storytelling, but as a hardcover book, it was difficult to keep going. There were many weeks when I didn't open it at all... I'd probably have preferred a full memoir as those were my favorite parts of the book. His self-help advice is pretty cliche (which he admits) and in the end, he states that these rules don't apply to everyone and each reader should consider his advice & take whatever they feel would work for them.