Unhappy Sirius Camper

Can’t stand the RHCP-loved this

Revisado: 05-02-23

I’m a sucker for a rock bio, so picked it up even though the RHCP music does nothing for me. Absolutely blow away by his prose, his outlook on life and the jazz-like flow of memories and structure.

It’s an incredibly life affirming book, with lots of great 70s and 80s punk rock thrown in as a happy bonus. I saw one review saying it was “woe is me”. Far from it.

If you liked “Just Kids” by Patti Smith, pick this up.

Well worth a credit.

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Interesting memoir-AWFUL narration

Revisado: 01-16-23

The compelling story is butchered by the reader’s inability to correctly pronounce everyday words. And the pronunciation of standard British locations and names is worse.

Wish I’d read this in print-it’s well written.

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Great companion to "Billion Dollar Loser"

Revisado: 08-14-21

I really enjoyed "Billion Dollar Loser", so I had some trepidation about "The Cult of We". On the one hand, I wanted more of the story. On the other, I was worried that it would be duplicative.

The two books are actually complimentary: "Billion Dollar Loser" focuses more on the cult of Adam Neumann and examples of his ego and rage-inducing narcissism, while "The Cult of We" focuses more on the financial side of the debacle. "The Cult of We" also goes into great detail on startup financing and all of the related craziness of the last 20 years. I could see "The Cult of We" as a standard textbook in MBA programs.

Fast pace, great narration. Really enjoyed it.

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Worst narration ever

Revisado: 02-07-21

Returning after 20 minutes. Horrendous, grating narration. No cadence, mispronunciations galore and not stopping for commas. Yikes. Will look for the printed version.

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Not my favorite in the series so far

Revisado: 09-08-20

I love this series and the wonderful narrator. This one though was a bit dry-it tried for political intrigue alongside the usual thrill ride and missed the mark. That said, I'm hooked and will continue on with the series.

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Perfect

Revisado: 01-15-20

A joy from start to finish. If you weren’t there, you’ll wish you were. Great writing, interesting production. Loved it.

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An odd one-wanted to enjoy it

Revisado: 10-09-19

A great potential story for the telling, great characters, great narration, and yet...it just plodded along. Just compelling enough to stick with, but considered giving up a few times. Fans of Boardwalk Empire will find much that's familiar here-otherwise can't really recommend.

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Ridiculous

Revisado: 03-09-19

Painful, obvious storyline. Horrid narration-I didn't realize it was possible to overact on an audible book. A total miss.

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Great antidote to Pete's pretentious & boring bio

Revisado: 12-29-18

Huge Who and Pete Townshend fan, I was so let down by his autobiography. It was dull and pretentious. Daltrey's autobiography is a wonderful alternative: breezy, self-effacing and honest. It's not "War and Peace", but if you like rock bios and love The Who, this one's worth a listen. Also loved his narration.

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Avoid, Avoid, Avoid

Revisado: 04-19-18

Would you try another book from Christine Mangan and/or Barrie Kreinik and Erin Mallon ?

Never in a million years. No plot, ridiculous, unlikeable characters. A Harlequin romance trying to be edgy.

Has Tangerine turned you off from other books in this genre?

This is no Mr. Ripley.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Barrie Kreinik and Erin Mallon ?

Whoever played "Lucy" clearly has a relative in the casting department. ANYONE but her.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Tangerine?

The scene where the author sits down at her computer to type this book.

Any additional comments?

This is the single most annoying audible book I've come across, and I've had some lemons. It's boring, relatively predictable and full of every cliche in the world. And the horrendous, grating narration puts it over the top. Not really a fan of this book, if it hasn't been clear.

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