terrenceob's reviews
148 reviews

There's some real tense and uncomfortable moments in this book that had me squirming. A handful of effectively gross descriptions of gore. It can feel a bit heavy handed at times, but on the whole enjoyable.

Rollercoaster of a book that goes from amusing biographical anecdotes, to deep inside baseball examinations of military appropriations, to making you sob for 20 minutes as it follows the day in the life of a small child on the day that child's life ends in a school shooting. It's a fascinating and shockingly detailed story of a gun that has come to define much of modern America.

Well, this is fucking bleak.

The core advice of the book: to simplify your life to only the most important parts and throw yourself into them whole heartedly is good, though it comes from a place of privilege. Also if you follow this advice as strictly as it's sometimes presented I contend it would make you an asshole. 

Still, when approached realistically and with some measure of flexibility there is value to be gained here 

The memoir portion of the book is merely ok, but even as a guy who isn't the biggest Stephen King fan I thought there was a lot of good advice in here.