That was a sweet, sobered view of a misspent punk rock youth on the streets of LA by a surprisingly tender & self-aware heart. Quite hilarious, a goodThat was a sweet, sobered view of a misspent punk rock youth on the streets of LA by a surprisingly tender & self-aware heart. Quite hilarious, a good rock & roll history, very pro-LSD as a therapeutic right of passage, too. All pre-Red Hot. But apparently there's a 2nd volume enroute? Sure hope so....more
Acidic, fascinatingly satirical prose that is ultimately undermined by the author's racism (he was right-wing reactionary who deplored Martin Luther KAcidic, fascinatingly satirical prose that is ultimately undermined by the author's racism (he was right-wing reactionary who deplored Martin Luther King Jr., opposed the Voting Rights Act, and toured Africa advocating for colonialism)....more
A garbler of metaphors. What could have been a great story to cover as a journalist, just gets pummeled with self-absorbed asides and clueless observaA garbler of metaphors. What could have been a great story to cover as a journalist, just gets pummeled with self-absorbed asides and clueless observations. Can't believe the New Yorker hired this author on staff. Not even worth one star....more
If I was fire retardant, maybe I could get through this painful prose. But, I'm not, and I feel burned at waiting to see if it might pay off. If I was fire retardant, maybe I could get through this painful prose. But, I'm not, and I feel burned at waiting to see if it might pay off. ...more
This was a real eye opener for me as someone who struggles with 'shallow' breathing and stress chronically. Learning the multiple benefits of simply bThis was a real eye opener for me as someone who struggles with 'shallow' breathing and stress chronically. Learning the multiple benefits of simply breathing through your nose, and how it affects the nervous and endocrine systems, alters heart rate, and even helps memories get stored. It finally made it clear to me why every yoga class teacher has urged me to breathe through my nose. This book has happily sent me down the rabbit hole of YouTube breath work videos for daily exercises to finally start breathing 'right' again....more
I learned almost nothing of the Greek Myths at school, especially from Ovid, so this turned out to be a really fun read for me, particularly the audioI learned almost nothing of the Greek Myths at school, especially from Ovid, so this turned out to be a really fun read for me, particularly the audio book joyfully and sometimes sillily (but excellently) read by Fry himself. Highly recommend that method....more
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