Self Help by Ben H. WintersMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Self Help by Ben Winters, 2022
The story is a ridiculous crime-spree adventure with some laughs and fantastically narrated by Wil Wheaton and Ron Perlman. Jack Diller, the story's protagonist, is an actor trying to make ends meet with no luck until he stumbles upon a self-help audiobook. With the newfound guidance, Jack commits what he thinks are confidence-boosting acts but really are simply criminal.
Have you ever seen a shiny yummy donut that you know will taste good going in but will regret later? This audiobook is like that, glossy cover with recognizable actors calling out to anyone scrolling through. You justify clicking acquire to it by telling yourself the audiobook is short, almost like a small bite-size donut, and won't make much of a dent in your daily calorie limit and time. So greedily consume it only to find about 2/3rd of the way through that you are already regretting the decision. But hey, you are almost done, and nobody likes a quitter. So you finish the rest as fast as possible in one big swallow. Then as you think about what just happened, you wish you had spat out the last bite, better yet, not to have fallen for the glitzy cover with the promise of a good time. If only you didn't "Self Help" yourself......
I rate the narrators' performances 5 out of 5 stars.
I rate the story 2.5 out of 5 stars. I hate that I read/listened to this.
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