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vimcenzo's reviews
128 reviews
funny
lighthearted
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fast-paced
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funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Seriously disappointing. I love Bianca Del Rio, but this was a misfire. Most of the edgy comedy is really just entry level XBOX Live lobby bullshit, and doesn’t say anything more shocking than the least nasty of said XBOX Live lobby. It’s a repetitive exercise of “Did the person writing imply their ethnicity? Time to make a racist joke.” or a random Trump joke. I don’t like the guy, but by the third or fourth time it’s like “yeah I get it” and I don’t even want to be reminded of it anymore. And it doesn’t stop at three or four.
Something appreciable, I guess, is that much of the “serious” advice veers into “mind your own damn business!” or “be yourself and fuck whoever says otherwise!”
I just expected something funnier is all. Bianca Del Rio is razor sharp and thinks on the spot, and I bought the audiobook expecting that. But a book is a whole different beast. I still like Bianca in spite of this… and Hurricane Bianca… and what I sat through of Hurricane Bianca 2…
Something appreciable, I guess, is that much of the “serious” advice veers into “mind your own damn business!” or “be yourself and fuck whoever says otherwise!”
I just expected something funnier is all. Bianca Del Rio is razor sharp and thinks on the spot, and I bought the audiobook expecting that. But a book is a whole different beast. I still like Bianca in spite of this… and Hurricane Bianca… and what I sat through of Hurricane Bianca 2…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Deportation
Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Slavery
None of the content warnings are presented as sincere, they’re just edgy jokes made on the comedian’s behalf. But some of them might unnerve someone struggling with it.
Boring. Had none of the fun of 48 Laws.
This book was so bad that it made me quit Goodreads.
The idea that I had a choice between this shitty, obnoxious millenial protagonist and 99 books of blatant hardcore porn masquerading as literature (which let's face it, this would have gotten there eventually) was the straw that broke the camel's back.
So hilariously enough, this book improved my life and overall reading experience. Glad to be here!
The idea that I had a choice between this shitty, obnoxious millenial protagonist and 99 books of blatant hardcore porn masquerading as literature (which let's face it, this would have gotten there eventually) was the straw that broke the camel's back.
So hilariously enough, this book improved my life and overall reading experience. Glad to be here!
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Almost a parody of how sensitive subjects in fairy tales are told through metaphors of magical talking animals. The analogies and references are one-to-one and easy to follow, and it is one of the better scathing indictments of Communism and how the instant it is implemented, it is doomed to corruption.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection: An Official Sherlock Holmes Museum Product
DID NOT FINISH: 3%
I'll tackle this thick-ass bible some other time. It was charming for the parts I read. I'm just daunted by the size at this time...
I was drawn on by the mystery that surrounds Hunter S. Thompson as a character unto himself; yes, he's a cool guy and he does all the drugs, but God is he a difficult narrator to follow. His exoneration of the Hell's Angels lies in the difficult-to-get-behind defense of their alleged rape, which in some sentences he contradicts and admits they're capable of, is centered in a conviction that he knows the media and they simply overhyped what is just an apparently upstanding motorcycle gang. The schizophrenic bouncing from one idea to another is very Bohemian, sure, but it means ideas aren't followed to any particular conclusion. Characters inspired by Hunter S. Thompson might be more compelling to me, i dunno. Spider Jerusalem, Johnny Depp's acting as the guy, etc...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping
The first book wasn't so bad, but I thought that the world was going to be more fleshed out. It just feels like ideas are thrown together without a long-term plan, like the story is unplanned. This has nothing to do with the author's infamy, I'm just saying there wasn't much to latch onto.
Think I just had higher expectations after the (second season of) the Netflix show was so hype...