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A review by turninpages_sippintea
Down with the System: A Memoir (Of Sorts) by Serj Tankian
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
If you're choosing between reading it or listening to the audiobook, I highly recommend the latter! I believe that this is the best way to experience Serj Tankian's memoir - in his own voice, at his own pace (well, perhaps the pace is negotiable, but still, I wouldn't rush it!)
I loved it. This book is a mix of SOAD's history, the history and ongoing struggles of Armenia, activism, Tankian's thoughts on spirituality and cultural self-identity; it's quite heavy on politics (I mean... duh, who's surprised??), but the writing is very accessible, I didn't find myself dozing off or wanting to skip some parts because I couldn't understand what he was talking about. Because I could! Honestly, if politicians didn't beat about the damn bush so much and spoke about politics in the same way Serj Tankian speaks about it here, more people would get it and into it. And even though he raises quite serious and sometimes truly heartbreaking and enraging topics, the overall tone is friendly and educational without breaching the preaching territory or sounding indignant with the reader for possibly not knowing certain things.
I loved it. This book is a mix of SOAD's history, the history and ongoing struggles of Armenia, activism, Tankian's thoughts on spirituality and cultural self-identity; it's quite heavy on politics (I mean... duh, who's surprised??), but the writing is very accessible, I didn't find myself dozing off or wanting to skip some parts because I couldn't understand what he was talking about. Because I could! Honestly, if politicians didn't beat about the damn bush so much and spoke about politics in the same way Serj Tankian speaks about it here, more people would get it and into it. And even though he raises quite serious and sometimes truly heartbreaking and enraging topics, the overall tone is friendly and educational without breaching the preaching territory or sounding indignant with the reader for possibly not knowing certain things.