Tristan A. Jayol

Hard to understand

Revisado: 04-27-25

I have trouble understanding the narrator. However, perhaps it is not the narrator's fault. I am American and much of the word choice and idioms are not familiar to me. The accent is what I want to call old British grandpa. It seems like the words run together. However, this way of speaking might well be an established custom rather than a defect in the narrator.

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Entertaining Systematic Overview

Revisado: 01-18-25

I enjoyed learning about mammals. I have been looking for a good overview for years, but I couldn't find one before this was released.

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Jason delivers a nice audio performance

Revisado: 11-14-24

Jason Yamas wrote a long and entertaining memoir about his life as a gay PNP-er and drug dealer.

Jason also performed the book on audio, which adds a lot to the writing. He does some entertaining impressions of the characters.

Jason is not really such a good person, but we love him because he is honest and articulate.

[What I mean is that Jason, the narrator, seems to be giving us, the readers, and honest confession of his past life as a dishonest person.]

Most gay men will be able to relate to him. And most addicts will be able to relate to him, too.

Jason also took on some risk by revealing so much of his criminal and embarrassing behavior, and I am grateful to him for that.

Jason, I hope to see you succeed in your creative projects. Thank you for getting your shit together long enough to write this fun book. I wonder if I will read about you relapsing and dying in a car accident some day. Hope not.

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pleasant possitive message

Revisado: 11-05-24

This is a pleasant sobriety book that can help you stay sober.

I like the autobiographical portions about poor decisions she made while drinking and her experiences in early sobriety.

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A sober yuppie girl writes about her party days

Revisado: 10-29-24

This writer seems pretty honest but often times comes across as a snob.

She's liberal but also judgmental toward the working class or people who don't fit into her priviledged culture.

I did like the book. It's a window into her world and how alcohol affects the lives of urban professionals.

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This book is why people hate AA

Revisado: 08-16-24

Dr. Bob calls everyone a miserable sinner. The only solution to your problem is to accept that you are rotten and fall on your knees and tremble before an angry god. (I really hate this message!)

You don't have to agree with this book to be part of AA.

For a kinder god who actually likes you, try reading Alcoholics Anonymous: The big book. Dr. Bob is the mean one, Bill W. is the nice one.

Bill insisted that everyone was welcome at AA.

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A self help book from 1939

Revisado: 08-15-24

These are stories from the times of my great grandparents. The men who served in WWI. Old fashioned stories about getting drunk.

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A good read for the sober curious

Revisado: 06-19-24

I am pleasantly surprised by this memoir. This is an autobiography with a lot of advice about recovery from marijuana addiction. Recovery books are often boring and cliche. But this book is fresh, insightful and entertaining. I found it to offer a useful perspective as well as being fun to read.

At the very least this book kept me away from weed for several hours. But perhaps I will stop smoking entirely in part because of this book.

If you are sober curious and want an entertaining book that presents the principles of AA (but for marijuana), this is the best book I have found so far!

This is an excellent recovery book! Perfect for anyone curious about getting off weed.

Thank you Kathy D!

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Audio edit errors

Revisado: 09-01-23

There are several minutes where there are multiple audio tracks overlapping. This is a basic editing mistake. There is no good excuse for having multiple audio tracks laid down on top of one another.

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There are many sound effects in background.

Revisado: 06-24-23

There are many sound effects in background, which I find distracting. The translation and accents are good.

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