Hi everyone!
Hope you’re all doing well! As you can see by the title, this is not a Sunday Book Club Review. This book is not from my BOOK LIST, it was recommended by my boyfriend, hence, does not get the full Sunday Book Club treatment. I’m generally a very quick reader – when I actually have time to read – but the process of taking notes to create a review slows me down, so I keep some books set aside to breeze through just for fun – & this is one of them! I really enjoyed this book & thought it was worth sharing with you 🙂 Keep reading for some quick thoughts!

As the lead singer of not one, but two famous bands, Slipknot & Stone Sour – Corey Taylor has found success. Additionally, his other books are New York Times bestsellers, so this dude is clearly doing something right. I’m not familiar with his music, but my boyfriend is a fan & was excited to have me get a glimpse into Taylor’s mindset. He knew I’d agree with most everything & see the humor overall – and he was right.

Warning – this book is not for the overly sensitive, the clutch-my-pearls type, the posh, the uptight, the prude, the Instagram Influencer that cares what everyone thinks. Corey Taylor gives not one fuck what you think. He roasts everyone & everything that has ever irritated him while also giving some background on his early years and current life. His quick quips and witty cynicism made me laugh out loud while reading. To some, Taylor may come off as “preachy” or a hypocrite, but he never hesitates to be self-deprecating & admit he’s part of the problem too.

The main issue I had with this book, the structure, was similar to my issues with Bossypants by Tina Fey, & is really no fault of either author. These celebrity memoir type books don’t quite hold my attention because there’s no plot. Each chapter tells a little story & ends. What’s making me want to read the next chapter other than curiosity to see what else they have to say? If I’m enjoying their outlook, why would I speed through it? This book took me almost ONE YEAR to finish reading because I kept stopping & starting. It sounds mean to say I lost interest because I really did find it entertaining and enjoyable, but there was no PULL to keep reading it – I hope that makes sense.

Definitely pick this book up if you’re constantly fed up with the state of the world, are looking for a good laugh, don’t mind the foul language, and can stomach some criticism. Ultimately, Taylor is just asking for us all to be a little kinder to each other & use some logic when we go about our daily lives. Not the message you think would be coming from the lead singer of Slipknot, right? I’ll leave you with this excerpt…

“So what’s the fucking moral of this goddamn book? ‘Everything sucks, so fuck it’?…The cold fact is that we are a global, multicultural, rainbow-hued tribe of fucking dicks…Someday maybe we’ll right this ship of fools and seek out smoother waters, cooler breezes, and better climes…Life doesn’t have to be rocket science, and being able to think & act like better human beings isn’t too much to hope for.”