kritikalthinking's Reviews (12)

picked this up because of tejas hullur's docu-series on youtube. thomas seemed very knowledgeable so of course i wanted to read his book but i quickly realized i was not the target demographic. i'm not a man or in despair because i don't have a partner but i was under the assumption that there would still be some insight i could take away but honestly, the thought of pushing through a book that didn't have someone like me in mind just didn't sound fun.

once i realized that there was another book which highlighted "all" of her glucose hacks, i dropped this one (thankfully it was borrowed). maybe this would work for people who want the workbook aspect and the recipes. i feel as though her youtube channel and other free resources available on her website are more than enough to get started. in the future, i might try out her other book glucose revolution.

key takeaway (from a free resource!): oat milk was too good to be true :( opt for unsweetened soy or pea milk which have...

ETA for my vegetarian and vegan friends: i skimmed through the recipes and honestly aside from the desserts, the recipes were not really made with us in mind (take with a grain of salt though since i did DNF it). just wanted to link some other food creators to help aid your journey; sift through their recipes at your own discretion.

 

idt its bad but im at a point where i need to take action. not read more self-help.

the main leads are honestly insufferable 😭 my fav part was when eddie would talk shit abt them lmfao. the plot was fun though & its cool to read about characters who are completely different from me. and ykw i actually liked how the rest of the characters seemed unimportant because sometimes thats how it be 💀 not everyone gets the spotlight but i do wish they were a little more fleshed out. the brothers were basically one person-

unlike most, i actually really liked the interview format. its good for someone trying to get into reading. no purple prose or long, unending sentences. just dialogue & sometimes thats enough to tell a story. i do think the book heavily relies on nostalgia for the 70s/80s pop band scene but for someone that wasnt even born then i think the book did a good job on setting the tone.

drugs. sex. fame. drugs. alcohol. drugs. did i mention drugs?
again i really did not like the main leads. im not sure if i was supposed to "warm up" to them over the course of the book but i did not. i dont entirely mind it though, its a parallel to the real world how shitty people with enough ego & talent can still rise to the top. daisy was a hot mess through & through. she was not this super slay girlboss that tjr tried to shove down our throats but honestly just pitiful she was so lost, alone & impulsive. she gave a woman written by a man - so hot, so cool & i'll never get a chance except you would bcuz she's high 99% of the time anyways. AND LITERALLY RANDOMLY MARRIED SOME DUDE IN EUROPE I- basically this:  “it was like a train wreck, I couldn't look away.” except i could but oh well. she was an entitled bitch too. 

billy is a dick. if this was a modern day setting, i bet all the band members would have a gc w/o him. in the book, he's supposed to be a musical genius but i don't buy it 🤨 a shitty husband that hooked up with random women cuz he was so stressed boohoo BUTTTT i did like how the whole rehab situation was written out. oh the karen & bro thing was weird... but im glad she stood her ground (potentially aro rep 🤨🤨) also how this book keeps trying to push this feminism forward image with its female characters but they were either anything but that (daisy) or not even taken seriously by the people around them (karen/camila).

i think i would've liked this more if billy & daisy weren't into each other. everything became all mushy & forced AND THIS MAN HAS A WHOLE WIFE???? AND 3 CHILDREN. i would've much rather read about them clashing when it came to their personality (even tho they're both cunts) & music. even then, i still had fun reading it & honestly that matters much more to me 🧍. like yeah i hated the characters and some portions of the book seemed to be lowkey projecting BUT i finished the book. audiobook was the best part ngl.