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librarimans's review against another edition
5.0
This was really good and I could relate to it far too much
mattbenard's review against another edition
2.0
This book had a handful of cool relatable moments but they were totally outgunned by the cringe ones. Hard pass.
dogtrax's review against another edition
4.0
A kindred spirit of sorts (but not as extreme as this) so I connected with the story of re-gathering lost music of youth .... the bands he liked are ones I liked, too ... (mostly)
mschmug's review against another edition
4.0
Seriously??? This guy goes to a Replacements concert and doesn't stay until the end??? He listens to it on the radio??? I would have edited that out!
pirate_jesus's review against another edition
4.0
I rate it gold on the platinum scale. It had everything I can relate to: good music. Bad music. Self deprecating humor. Pants-optional routine. Sarcasm, the list goes on. This book was both predictable and hugely insightful. #readingrainbow
kantontasi's review against another edition
I kept wanting to push through and just finish the book because I usually hate not finishing a book but I literally could not get my self to want to read this book. Every time I picked up the book I was filled with dread. It felt like I was forcing myself to read for a school assignment. I just think this guy has written himself as a pretentious and unlikable character and he never gets better. He’s so obsessed with his youth and it’s borderline unbearable. His quest for vinyl is the whitest damn thing I have ever seen, I can’t believe so many people in his life are just like oh yeah go ahead and keep doing this because it’s so important to you even if it’s lowkey ruining your life and relationships. ???? So annoying. He also thinks his music taste is the only correct music taste in the world and that young people now just “don’t get it.” Shut up old man and just accept that someone CAN appreciate both the Ramones and Hall & Oates.
Maybe it’s because I’m too young for this read but I literally could not stand it. I really enjoy memoirs, just not this one. I have no empathy for this man or his quest.
Maybe it’s because I’m too young for this read but I literally could not stand it. I really enjoy memoirs, just not this one. I have no empathy for this man or his quest.
lumakip's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting funny book about a guy on a music based mid life crisis...
anneessdee's review against another edition
4.0
"...digging through those bins, building a record collection that was like a never-ending scavenger hunt." For those of us at a certain age, who had a certain relationship with music, this is a near-perfect book.
"Memory isn’t about reality, and neither is music. It’s about the comforting reflections we want to hold on to, even if they’re mostly bullshit." Finding the exact copy of his old collection, well... that's a little far-fetched but who'd publish a book about just finding a different copy?
This pairs well with Rob Sheffield's Love Is a Mixtape.
ARC - Penguin - First To Read
"Memory isn’t about reality, and neither is music. It’s about the comforting reflections we want to hold on to, even if they’re mostly bullshit." Finding the exact copy of his old collection, well... that's a little far-fetched but who'd publish a book about just finding a different copy?
This pairs well with Rob Sheffield's Love Is a Mixtape.
ARC - Penguin - First To Read