Linda

Sickened by the privilege

Reviewed: 11-11-24

I listened to their most recent episode on politics and I'm just sickened by their privilege and purposeful blindness. They encourage voting third party, not voting, and disentangling from politics.

They are seriously pushing hard the idea that "both sides are the same," that politics doesn't matter, and completely ignore the fact that a million people died from a poor, unscientific COVID response.

Trump has just won a second term, and the fact that the Minimalist think that politics is something you can just opt out of absolutely reeks of privilege.

Please tell Nevaeh Crain, Amber Thurman, Josseli Barnica, and countless others who have died preventable deaths caused by the GOP that politics does not matter.

They say next they'll be talking about "the downsides of democracy" and I honestly have no words.

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DNF

Reviewed: 07-11-24

I DNFed this twice. I wish I could say there was something in it that had made my time worth it, but there was not. "Joking" relentlessly about hardcore alcoholism is not funny, and I seriously can't figure out who would find this book amusing. This pains me to write because Drew seems like a nice guy, but his humor is so childish and offputting, I'm just baffled by it.

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excellent interviews

Reviewed: 07-09-24

I hate the opening music/teasers, but the interviews are excellent! I think I hate the dramatics of the openings more BECAUSE it's quite a good podcast and they don't need it

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Great book

Reviewed: 08-12-19

I literally had to stop listening to the original narrator because I was getting enraged by the terrible performance. The worst, inappropriate accents (why was surfer a go-to accent??!!) and even worse women voices. This one is much, much better, so much better, Weeks must have been so disappointed with the initial audiobook, so glad they redid it!

Story is great which is why I came back to it despite the initial enraging performance.

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Drivel is a kind way to describe this book

Reviewed: 01-26-17

Would you try another book from Scott Adams and/or Patrick Lawlor?
Never. It's clear from this book that Scott Adams is an egomaniac- and what's worse, he's a boring egomaniac!

What was most disappointing about Scott Adams’s story?
There is zero substance, I came into the book hoping for a good read and left severely disappointed. There's a reason Adams is a cartoonist- he is not a good writer.

Any additional comments?
This was an utterly forgettable book- and one I would have never reviewed if not for the fact that Scott Adams has recently been coming up on my newsfeed. He said vile things during the election and used his platform to rally people around Trump. Scott Adams is a misogynist (google his thoughts on rape) with a delicate ego (re:his penchant for sockpuppetry)- this is not the type of man you want to be taking advice from.

Here is a direct quote from one of his many rants about women:

"The reality is that women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently. It’s just easier this way for everyone. You don’t argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn’t eat candy for dinner. You don’t punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don’t argue when a women tells you she’s only making 80 cents to your dollar. It’s the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles." -Scott Adams

This is not the type of man I want to get advice from and I regret having spent time and $ listening to his drivel.

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just get it now

Reviewed: 05-28-15

It had me in stitches at the gym and I burned 2000 more calories imagining Mindy's misadventures. The writing is just as good as you'd imagine it would be coming from one of the funniest Office writers. If you loved the Office and hatred her character, get it now!

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Made me realize I'm not a Lackey fan

Reviewed: 03-05-14

Where does The Fairy Godmother rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Second lowest after Divergent

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

ABC's Once Upon a Time with no evil characters.

Any additional comments?

I bought this book because I remember enjoying Lackey as a teenager, but listening to The Fairy Godmother made me realize I'm no longer a Lackey fan. The story is a bit too predictable and the characters have little depth-- no one is particularly likable. It was particularly disappointing that there was so much that Lackey could've played with or manipulated from the rich fairy traditions, but alas, there's shamefully little imaginative transformations. This may be a unfair/harsh assessment though, because I'd just finished the Mistborn trilogy before starting this one, and eating crackers after a gourmet meal is just not that appetizing.

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