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dariazeoli's review
3.0
More a 2.5 than 3 star book. I received the Kindle version thru Goodreads Giveaways. I wish I'd liked it as much as I like essays on music and life, but aside from a few moments, this fell flat for me.
catsofdeath's review
1.0
This book was horrible. I feel like the author really never says anything meaningful or wise. There is nothing I connect to and he seriously seems very self absorbed. I was so excited to read this book and by the time I finished it I feel like I can safely say I hate the author. If this is really him, he is very selfish. And none of the music really related to what he was saying. It's just like he wanted a book to show all the great songs he knows. Next time just to a list on listopia if that site is still around.
acgood's review
2.0
I won a Kindle copy of this through a Goodreads giveaway.
When I saw the Goodreads rating for this before starting in, I cringed. Less than three stars on Goodreads is a feat reserved for those that have pissed off the general public, or really bad books. I kept that in mind going in, and to be honest, it's not that bad of a book writing-wise. It's just the execution of the premise that keeps it back.
The idea is a great one - writing essays on themes presented in your favorite songs. I've done that before myself. However these essays suffer from the same two problems; they're too short, and try to write about too many songs at once. He never is able to give either the theme or the songs he's writing about a fair enough shake. He seems to just get close to developing something when he wraps it up and is done, never really fully addressing anything that he has brought up.
It's the poor execution that keeps it at a two for me. I really can't give it anything more than that because it has a lot of technical issues. Greenman writes nice prose, but his plotting and structuring needs work.
When I saw the Goodreads rating for this before starting in, I cringed. Less than three stars on Goodreads is a feat reserved for those that have pissed off the general public, or really bad books. I kept that in mind going in, and to be honest, it's not that bad of a book writing-wise. It's just the execution of the premise that keeps it back.
The idea is a great one - writing essays on themes presented in your favorite songs. I've done that before myself. However these essays suffer from the same two problems; they're too short, and try to write about too many songs at once. He never is able to give either the theme or the songs he's writing about a fair enough shake. He seems to just get close to developing something when he wraps it up and is done, never really fully addressing anything that he has brought up.
It's the poor execution that keeps it at a two for me. I really can't give it anything more than that because it has a lot of technical issues. Greenman writes nice prose, but his plotting and structuring needs work.
stephblair's review
2.0
This was my July Amazon Kindle First selection. Unfortunately, it just didn't end up being interesting to me. It felt a lot like the author just googled every song with his theme words in the title and then stretched to make them fit into his chapters. His stories were all very similar and honestly did not make him seem like a likable or relatable person.
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