theremightbecupcakes's Reviews (2.86k)

The beginning was strong and all about self-confidence and self-knowledge, then he tells some awful stories about both of his parents…but we are supposed to still align with and even celebrate his parents? which doesn’t feel good. The second half is interesting stories about his career and his wandering a. The last third is arrogant and pretentious dribble. I hate to say that, because I still love him. But I finished it thinking what did I just read? And that’s not how you should feel upon finishing a book, especially a memoir. If I didn’t feel shook finishing Anne Heche’s memoir, which is literally called Call Me Crazy, I shouldn’t feel that way reading his. But the last twenty pages or more were not memoir but rather  I Am Your Guru, and they didn’t feel good, and they tainted the rest of the book.

I would rate this higher, but it was difficult to discern which character was speaking—the transitions were abrupt, and there was no introduction or allusion to which character was now in charge of the story. This made for a sometimes confusing read/listen.