Jeremiah & Chelsea

Fun Period Piece

Revisado: 11-13-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

First thing of note, everyone involved seemed to be having a good time with this book. Austin's reading captures the aloofness of many of the characters, while also managing to retain the respect of my ear. Brandner's writing in "Billy Lives" reads as a not too serious critique of the media industry as a whole. He plays with the reality that; to be famous, is to be a product. "Billy Lives" is like a slightly less pessimistic, and less comedic, episode of "Always Sunny in Philadelphia". Most of the characters are people no sane reader would want to be friends with. Yet by the end you find yourself rooting for their hairbrained schemes and tragically dysfunctional relationships. Unlike "Always Sunny", only one character ends up in the same place they started. Brandner leaves the reader with a healthy hope that this cast of characters will in fact be better off. Them now having suffered through all their misfortunes (mostly of their own making).

"Billy Lives" was a fun period piece that I thoroughly enjoyed listening to. My only major gripes were the sheer lack of hard drug use in 1970's music industry, and the slightly confusing/awkward first sex scene. If you're looking for a story about Sex & almost no drugs & rock & roll, "Billy Lives" has you covered.

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