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because i, for some reason, am a book reviewer now. a review of "you& #39;d be paranoid too if everyone was out to get you" by @awsten. this review is done by someone entirely unqualified to review books. let& #39;s go!!! wash ur hands first tho!!!
first and foremost. i am emotionally attached to this book after reading the entire thing in one day and experiencing the most joy i have this entire quarantine. honestly, this was the most joy i& #39;ve experienced in a while. it doesn& #39;t take much to make me happy.
sometimes it justs take one specific book by the one specific dude whose band has made you happy as hell for years now. basically, as he says in the end, the book was meant to entertain and give advice. both of which he went above and beyond with in terms of accomplishment.
with my specific circumstances right now, so much of his advice hit so. so. so. different. sometimes it& #39;s delivered in the most off-beat and chaotic way. regardless, it& #39;s applicable to people from all walks of life. HOWEVER. awsten knows his audience extremely well.
what i& #39;m getting at is that there are some pretty specific themes that get touched on in terms of advice. as of right now, i& #39;m a lonely 17 y/o whose the only sober one amongst my friends and i already got pressured out of maintaining sobriety once.
i cannot express how much better i feel about maintaining that boundary with people and myself that i don& #39;t drink or anything like that. and that if people are making me feel weird about it, i need to surround myself with different people.
there& #39;s one specific chapter that w/o going into too much detail, it made me cry. for two reasons.
1) this dude who i admire and whose music brings me so much happiness was feeling that much pain
2) while he was dealing with it, little did i know i& #39;d feel the same pain later on.
1) this dude who i admire and whose music brings me so much happiness was feeling that much pain
2) while he was dealing with it, little did i know i& #39;d feel the same pain later on.
toxic and abusive relationships? absolute trash. 0/10. would not recommend.
now what awsten recommends frequently throughout this book?? THERAPY, motherfucker. 10/10 highly recommend very helpful.
now what awsten recommends frequently throughout this book?? THERAPY, motherfucker. 10/10 highly recommend very helpful.
basically what i& #39;m getting at is that through reading awsten& #39;s experiences, i felt a lot less alienated and i& #39;m sure a lot of y& #39;all will too.
off topic but literally GET INTO HOW FUCKIN PRETTY THIS BOOK IS IT& #39;S SO AESTHETICALLY PLEASING this looks like something that a really boujee ass pinterest mom would put on her coffee table alongside like a fuckin pantone color of the year book or something fuck yeah 10/10 design
anyways. yes this book is very good.
alongside all the emotional stuff and cool advice he gives, he also shares some pretty funny stories about his friends and his past that i will absolutely not share because i am not a person to spoils things for others but just know:
chapter 34. puzzle pieces in my ass. you are in for a wild ride, my friend.