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A review by diyashasen
Yearbook by Seth Rogen
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
So this had the expected (various anecdotes from really bad trips where he overestimated dosage), the unexpected but unsurprising (stories of Jewish camp and peeing in a Snapple bottle in front of Tom Cruise’s house), and the pleasantly surprising (how much Seth Rogen loves his family/childhood friends/wife??? And also how he actually talked about his political beliefs?)
All I really have to say about this book is that it is one of my favourite audiobooks of all time (second only to Daisy Jones & The Six). The cast is wonderful (special shoutout to whoever plays young Seth Rogen!) and Rogen’s skills as a storyteller certainly come through (his inflections and emphasis actually add so much texture to the story). Considering he’s a famous rich white middle-aged Jewish dude who smokes a lot of weed—whose filmography rarely overlaps with my preferred genres of cinema—I was shocked by how much I (someone who shares none of these aforementioned identity markers) enjoyed his narration and the stories he had to share. If you’re needing a break from the likes of A Little Life, this is a great book if you ever want to laugh out loud.
All I really have to say about this book is that it is one of my favourite audiobooks of all time (second only to Daisy Jones & The Six). The cast is wonderful (special shoutout to whoever plays young Seth Rogen!) and Rogen’s skills as a storyteller certainly come through (his inflections and emphasis actually add so much texture to the story). Considering he’s a famous rich white middle-aged Jewish dude who smokes a lot of weed—whose filmography rarely overlaps with my preferred genres of cinema—I was shocked by how much I (someone who shares none of these aforementioned identity markers) enjoyed his narration and the stories he had to share. If you’re needing a break from the likes of A Little Life, this is a great book if you ever want to laugh out loud.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism