hywar 's review for:

Perfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster
3.0

I am a big fan of James Acaster and a lesser fan of music, so this book only sort of worked for me. Half of it is spent talking about the different music Acaster likes - he goes into a lot of detail of what went into the creation of different songs and albums, and basically gives little mini memoirs for each artist. I fully admit to skimming through most of these sections, because it just didn't click for me. The other half was a detailed look at how awful 2017 was for him - specifically, how he was depressed to the point of wanting to commit suicide, and how no one really helped him with any of that. I stayed for the memoir bits. If you enjoy music, this would definitely be more for you! He does include a cool calendar at the end where he recommends a different album to listen to each day of the year, which is pretty cool.