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Gray

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Sometimes, late at night in the hotel room, after the lights have gone out and the mistakes have already been made, when it is heavy and silent and still, I lie awake and listen to my pulse on the pillow…

Imagine you are on a tour bus, the miles whistling away beneath you as you sleep. Tomorrow you will wake up in downtown Somewhere. It doesn’t matter. All the skylines look...more

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Published February 19th 2013 by MTV Books (first published January 8th 2013)

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Mar 26, 2013 Lydia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, health-issues, life, romance

Cover art: Personally I don’t think it looks that professional or artistic, but it certainly matches the title and theme.

Premise: I am a big fan of the author’s band Fall Out Boy. He is an excellent lyricist so I was interested to see if he could translate those skills to prose. Despite it being labelled a fictitious novel, the subject matter makes it kind of obvious that it is closer to an autobiography.

Characters: The main characters in the book are distinct – being the unnamed protagonist, hi...more Cover art: Personally I don’t think it looks that professional or artistic, but it certainly matches the title and theme.

Premise: I am a big fan of the author’s band Fall Out Boy. He is an excellent lyricist so I was interested to see if he could translate those skills to prose. Despite it being labelled a fictitious novel, the subject matter makes it kind of obvious that it is closer to an autobiography.

Characters: The main characters in the book are distinct – being the unnamed protagonist, his also unnamed love interest referred to somewhat pretentiously as only ‘Her’, and his slightly wild best friend John Miller, nicknamed the Disaster. Other characters, such as his bandmates, feature less prominently and aren’t developed much, apart from an interesting scene in which ~~Pete~~ the protagonist and the drummer, the Animal ~~Andy~~, beat a guy almost to a pulp on the steps of his mother’s house, and Martin’s ~~Patrick’s~~ concerned attempts to get help for ~~Pete~~ the protagonist during his downward spirals. The Disaster is probably the only fully fleshed out character in the whole book, because the protagonist spends a lot of time admiring him for his more positive attitude to life despite his back story.

Plot: There isn’t actually much in the way of a plot. The story focuses on the protagonist’s troubled relationship with a girl he met at college, which they struggle with as his band rises to fame and he is constantly away from their hometown Chicago, and also his struggle with anxiety and depression. The romance is somewhat forced, as it feels like it is being played as the main point of the story, but due to the protagonist’s very insular train of consciousness the relationship was not fleshed out enough for the depth and severity of his destructive feelings to be believable. Despite a few brief descriptions of Her, we don’t know enough about Her or her motives to understand either of their feelings or why she is worth so much to him. It reads too much like desperation and fear and clinging on to clichés rather than that he actually loves her at all.

If a reader picked this up looking for an insight into the life of a band on the road, they wouldn’t get it – the protagonist skims over these events in a drugged-out haze, barely putting any focus on the clichés of the rock and roll life, preferring to dwell on the glossed-over dirty underbelly of ‘Young Hollywood’. More often than not though the gritty revelations of the life of the rich and famous come off more passive than bitter, because he takes part in it all despite himself.

For me the saving grace of the book and the only thing that made it worth reading was the insight into the mind of a depressed and anxious person. Despite the self-indulgent misery and sometimes florid writing (it felt like the protagonist fancied himself as a modern day Holden Caulfield, except he was a phony too), some of the witty and unflinchingly blunt observations about life were relatable and eye-opening. The fact that the story goes nowhere in terms of the protagonist ending the book in the same place he started it and falling back down/messing up after every period of supposed clarity does make it a very depressing book; however, it’s also strangely comforting for people who understand such wildly reckless and nihilistic emotions and behaviour.

Other comments: Readers should be made aware that there are some worrying things in this book, such as the attitude towards women and the drug use. As a whole work of fiction this book doesn’t really hold up, but I still would recommend it if you are feeling existential. It’s also a treat for FOB fans because of the liberal scattering of lyrics from their songs.

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Sep 24, 2012 Scott Pilgrim rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: No One

Recommended to Scott by: Myself. Sadly.

Shelves: arc, edelweiss, e-books, big-disappointments, contemporary, cheesy-romance

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When I saw that Pete Wentz wrote a book I had to request it on Edelweiss. Pete Wentz is the renowned former bassist and lyricist of Fall Out Boy. Gray is inspired by the rise of Fall Out Boy and Pete's relationship with his girlfriend. I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn't.

Gray is a depressing book that really has no moral value. It is the story of Pete's drug addiction and battle with love. I really hated how depressing this book was and this...more

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May 17, 2013 Virginiatingley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: celebrity

I had to fight my initial feelings of annoyance at what I thought was overwritten, abstract prose. I was prepared to roll my eyes at this book, to say "oh, Pete" every few paragraphs. I thought that the words would come off as trying too hard. But then, I realized why the style of prose seemed familiar to me, and where I had seen it before, and the book bloomed into something different for me.

Kerouac. The beat generation. This is the type of book that Pete has written, the only difference is tha...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Pete Wentz and Fallout Boy, people with an appreciation for beautifully written books

Recommended to Mary by: Myself

Love this book. Can sort of understand why, but really don't get how so many people don't like it.

I found it to be many wonderful things and it manages to set off hundreds of emotions in the reader in the space of just a couple of pages. It is dark (pitch-black, in fact), but it is often hopeful and always beautifully written. The descriptions are gorgeous, and to get a chance to see the world through someone as brilliantly gifted with words as Pete Wentz is fantastic.
Definitely a must for any...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Rachelle Vaughn rated it 5 of 5 stars

I don't normally write reviews for books. Rather than splash my critiques onto the internet, I keep my thoughts to myself, holding them close, keeping them personal. After all, reviews are just opinions, subjective words waiting to be disagreed with and argued. However, in the case of Gray by Pete Wentz, I am making a rare exception.

Gray is moving, deep, poignant and depressing. It's beautiful and engrossing. It will break your heart wide open, force you to stare into its dark void, sew up the w...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Erika Schoeps rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

I love this book. But, I don't think other people will love it as much as I do. Gray isn't polished or organized, and is sometimes random. I loved Gray because the author isn't really a novel writer, he's a poet. The reader is constantly bombarded with metaphor and colorful prose, and it never stops. Sometimes, I just wanted some simpler language, but more often the prose is visceral and effecting. The writing is almost physical, and it pulled me right in. Also, the feeling of the book is all ov...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Jaimee rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

I loved this book, but I can understand why others might not.
The writing style, for example, is just purely Pete Wentz - it's self indulgent, self pitying, long running sentences with no pauses, but also beautiful, poetic, and charming.
I thought the book had so much heart, and Narrator was very relatable and honest. Too often I've read book aimed at young people depicting suicide or addiction and the writer has no idea whatsoever, but Pete, having gone through it all, gets it completely right.
T...more

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Mar 02, 2013 kurdt105 rated it 5 of 5 stars

this book kind of fucks you up a bit, puts you in a headspace that makes it almost a physical challenge to crawl out of again. i still give it five stars, it doesn't happen too often that a book makes me cry.

it’s a story of a fucked-up mind. it’s about love and loss, looking for something and running away from it at the same time.

the language is intensive and heavy, loaded with metaphors. it drags you in, it lulls you in, you want to know what is happening even though there’s not much. it’s what...more this book kind of fucks you up a bit, puts you in a headspace that makes it almost a physical challenge to crawl out of again. i still give it five stars, it doesn't happen too often that a book makes me cry.

it’s a story of a fucked-up mind. it’s about love and loss, looking for something and running away from it at the same time.

the language is intensive and heavy, loaded with metaphors. it drags you in, it lulls you in, you want to know what is happening even though there’s not much. it’s what i call a trip-book. a book like a trip, you just have to finish it at any cost. and you have to do it fast. there are good and bad trips. there are the ones that you just have to finish for the sake of it and can’t really stop beacuse you want it to be over so badly. but this is a good trip. you want, no: need moremoremore and while you want to know how it ends at the same time you don’t want it end ever.

i wonder if that would’ve been the case as well when i wouldn’t know who pete was. i don’t know but i have the feeling that it would’ve been the same. i really tried to not read too much into everything, but it’s hard when he’s not so subtle. still, the longer the story went on, the better i could stop the constant asking if that was real or not.

it reminds me of a book i read when i was younger. it was a crime story and i can’t remember what it was called but the language was so heavy that i still remember it (and i read a lot of books when i was younger. we talk about an average of 5 books/week during holidays).

but even though it’s so heavy, there’s still a wit. there are loads of popcultural references and sometimes it’s even funny. one of my favourite scenes was when he’s getting caught, smelling his girlfriend’s sheets for traces of a stranger. what ensues is half a page of wondering why he’s never learned what to do in a situation like that. it’s very funny in a very sad way.

on the other hand, some of the scenes are too long, some events get laid out so much and you just want the story to go on, want something to happen.

the end is kind of inevitable. i kind of knew it was coming ¾ into the book, but it still hit me harder than i thought because it made things more real.
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May 09, 2013 Zeila rated it 5 of 5 stars

Pete Wentz has always been my favorite lyricist, and I strive to mirror his writing style. I admire how easily he writes double entendres and his vivid imagery. Sure, his style isn't "flowery," but it sure echoes the angsty teen in all of us. It took him years to finally release this book and I was quick to pre-order it once he announced its imminent arrival. All that waiting was worthwhile; his second book did not disappoint.

Though the book is fiction, there's no doubt that some elements were...more

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Apr 17, 2013 Molly rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love Pete's mind and was hooked to this!

You've really got to understand the style that he writes in. He is truly different from the rest and if you're a fan of his lyrics then you can't go wrong.

I found this as a good insight into one of my favourite minds and the darkness of it all was incredibly interesting. It looks at the darker side of the mind and fame. It's not a simple case of guy and girl trying to make it work when a band hit it big, it's about them struggling with the industry, and...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Erica rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was incredible. I have been a fan of Fall Out Boy for many years, and a large part of this was a result of the lyrical content of their songs. And this is where my love of Pete Wentz's words begun. This book is like reading a 200+ page Fall Out Boy song. The chapters are filled with metaphors, incomplete sentences, and a musical flow of one paragraph into the next. This book is not for those that want a straightforward story. Much of this book means exactly what you want it to mean and...more

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Aug 14, 2012 W rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, 2012-read

Days blur into nights. Dull, warm sunsets become hazy, fuzzy sunrises. Los Angeles begins to disappear into a pharmaceutical haze. And I go with it. Sometimes I even admit that I'm sort of enjoying all this. This is what I am supposed to be doing, after all.

This emotional novel chronicles the ups and downs of the life of a member of an up-and-coming band as he tries to sort through his dysfunctional love life, the temptations of stardom, and his place in the world. As he struggles with heartach...more Days blur into nights. Dull, warm sunsets become hazy, fuzzy sunrises. Los Angeles begins to disappear into a pharmaceutical haze. And I go with it. Sometimes I even admit that I'm sort of enjoying all this. This is what I am supposed to be doing, after all.

This emotional novel chronicles the ups and downs of the life of a member of an up-and-coming band as he tries to sort through his dysfunctional love life, the temptations of stardom, and his place in the world. As he struggles with heartache, disappointment, disillusionment, and a drug addiction, he wavers between determination to continue in the band and hopelessness and despair which leads to suicide attempts. As you can tell, this is not a happy novel.

The writing of this novel was very lyrical, with a poetic rhythm and some really poignant descriptions that the reader could really empathize with. He captures all of the tumult of a first love -- from the initial flutters of affection, to the rollercoaster break-up-and-make-up cycles, to finally the exhausted, crushing admission that it's never going to work out. The characters were all very realistic and well-developed, with their own idiosyncratic personality flaws.

Despite the more-interesting-than-average characters, it struck me over and over again that I couldn't really tell what the point of this book was. I kept waiting for some sort of revelation that made me go, "Oh... so that's why he's writing this... to let people know [something deep and meaningful]," but I never came to that point. At one time, the narrator went on a tirade about his doubts of God's existence and he prayed for God to show Himself to him. )Finally, I thought... maybe this book is actually going to have a point to it!) But, the narrator suffered yet another disappointment and fell even further into a pit of despair and nihilism. In the last twenty chapters, a major event takes place (I won't ruin it) and once again I get my hopes up that finally here will be the big revelation, the message that the author wants us to take away about all of the narrator's aimless, drug-hazed, heartbroken life! And once again, I was disappointed. He is still just as bitter, just as lost, just as obsessed with "Her" as when he started out. He ends the novel still in essentially the same place as he began it. There was the recurring theme of control and the fight to control his life and finally letting go of control, and maybe this was the life-changing revelation that I was supposed to glean from this novel, but even that was a foggy concept at best.

Also, if you're expecting a "what's it really like to hit it big?" story (like I was), you may be disappointed. A modern, darker version of "That Thing You Do!" this is NOT. It really is more about an individual's personal struggles than that of a band.

Heads up: This book contain a LOT of swearing, sleeping around, and drug use.

Overall: If you're the kind of person that likes to pull out a depressing book on a rainy day and lose yourself in other people's messed-up lives, this may be a book for you.

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Mar 12, 2013 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars

I went into this knowing it was a book by Pete Wentz and as such would be depressing. I wasn't prepared for just how much. Reading it put me into a depressed funk that when I put the book down took me a bit to shake off, more so than a typical sad story. That being said, I did enjoy it in the sense that, as Pete's writing tends to be, it was very poetic and more lyrical than a standard novel.

The part I didn't like was the fact that as a writer he assumes you know his story already. He assumes y...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Lauren Thompson rated it 3 of 5 stars

As a big Fall Out Boy fan, I thought that I would love this book and fawn over the words of one of my favourite band dudes, but Gray didn't really live up to my expectations.

As a follower of Wentz's blogs and music for a long time, Gray feels like a rehashed and extended version of a Livejournal entry. Lines from Fall Out Boy songs pop up frequently and it's all too easy to draw the parallels between Wentz's own personal life and the protagonist's, which makes the novel come off pretty self indu...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Alex rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm a huge Fall Out Boy fan, so when I saw that Wentz wrote a novel, I had to read it ASAP, naturally. I love his lyrics and his music, but his prose? Not so good. This is masturbatory and a thinly-veiled almost-autobiography that should would have been better if he'd published the damn thing as one. There's no plot, really, except that the main character, aka Pete Wentz, is a depressed rock star who has mental problems and attachments (I wouldn't really call it "being in love") with a girl he o...more

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Feb 20, 2013 Marcella Nunez rated it 5 of 5 stars

I think a lot of the people who are reviewing this book don't understand the mind of the author AT ALL, and are therefore disappointed because they went into this expecting some sort of Fall Out Boy autobiography, not realizing that this is an individual's novel, which is, I'm assuming based on the knowledge I have of Wentz's life, based on true events. Do all stories NEED a point? Do all stories NEED a moral? No. That's why writing is CREATIVE, because there are essentially no rules. And if you...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Gia marked it as to-read

Shelves: need-to-read

Hi, so first let me say, after i read it the review is coming soon, and i haven't read this book yet.. BUT, i can see its similar to a boy with a thorn in his side ( or something like that ).. And is artistic, depressing, emo, drug-related, and well.. F**cked up.. and actually, thats what i want, thats what i expect from pete, well maybeeee not the drug part but everything else, yep.. But being honest, 90% of you dont really even KNOW anything about pete wentz, and say omg its from fall out boy...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Bethann rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well I read it in 24 hours so there was something in it. But overall I think it was just meh.

The story didn't really have a plot and was caught between being non-fiction and a biography of sorts. I really wish he had just gone with the biography route myself. The non-fiction aspect (which I'm assuming for the most part was his love interest and the toxic relationship they had) was painful and quite irritating to read. I see that it brought out the different aspects of his psychological struggles...more

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Aug 03, 2012 Kelsey rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: advance-reader-s-copy, fiction-literature

Wow. This one surprised me. Fall Out Boy was one of my favorite bands about 10 years ago, and then when they became popular, I thought I was too cool to keep listening (which is ridiculous, but such is the way of the teenager). So when I got the ARC of this book, I was definitely curious...but skeptical. Not because I don't enjoy Pete Wentz's songwriting...just because I thought this might be one more case of a celebrity who (erroneously) thinks they can write a novel. Nothing could be further f...more

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Dec 22, 2012 Tasha rated it 5 of 5 stars

I definitely recommend this novel. It is beautifully written. Wentz's lyrics always appealed to me when he was a member of Fall Out Boy, and I can see the references that are direct quotes from the songs, such as the lines: "I've got ringing in my ears, but none on my fingers," or his girlfriend telling him to "drop dead."

I noticed some typos but nothing serious.

It is a bleak and sad novel, but it definitely raises questions that everyone has thought about. His wit and references to other nove...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Bryanna Leigh rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, library

Gray... Is simply gray. Some may like it, se will hate it. I am in the latter. As a FOB fan, I was excited for this release, and was disappointed. The writing itself was great, when you got past overused plots, dull, stereotypical characters and, oh, the same thing happening throughout the book. I'm also not entirely sure that the whole thing is completely fictional, as his original story was supposed to be a biography. The line of truth and fiction is a bit thin, but the only things that focuse...more

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Feb 23, 2013 lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, mine-mine-mine

here's the thing- i got into fall out boy early, through a bit of luck and feeling too much kinship with pete wentz. so i know more about the band's (and especially pete's) early years than the average person, but i try not to be a stalker so i probably know less than many people in bandom. either way, i can't write a real review of this book because i have a pretty good idea how much of it is autobiographical (a lot) which makes it too hard for me to separate pete from the story.

the writing's o...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Kayla Eklund rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-and-edelweiss, reviews-completed

Gray was really hard for me to get through. The author’s writing could definitely use a bit more experience. He was very vague about quite a few of the major points in the book. The biggest thing he was vague about was 'Her'. That’s right, Her. The author never uses a name for the main female character. I think he did it to seem more artistic. However, it just didn’t work. His writing style just wasn’t for me. He used a lot of metaphors which made the book confusing. For the first ten percent of...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Infinite Playlist rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mine, genre-contemporary, drugs-addiction, mental-illnesses-depression-ocd, suicide-cutting-selfharm, music-bands-concerts

Um mit Gray etwas anfangen zu können, sollte man wohl einige Voraussetzungen erfüllen. Erst mal muss man wissen, wer Pete Wentz ist, nämlich der Bassist und Hauptsongtextschreiber der Poppunkband Fall Out Boy (FOB). Das allein reicht vielleicht nicht aus. Es hilft FOB Songtexte zu kennen (und zu schätzen) und ein bisschen etwas über Pete zu wissen, z.B. dass er angeblich unter Depressionen und schlimmerem leidet oder dass er für ein paar Jahre mit Popsängerin Ashlee Simpson verheiratet war.

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...more Um mit Gray etwas anfangen zu können, sollte man wohl einige Voraussetzungen erfüllen. Erst mal muss man wissen, wer Pete Wentz ist, nämlich der Bassist und Hauptsongtextschreiber der Poppunkband Fall Out Boy (FOB). Das allein reicht vielleicht nicht aus. Es hilft FOB Songtexte zu kennen (und zu schätzen) und ein bisschen etwas über Pete zu wissen, z.B. dass er angeblich unter Depressionen und schlimmerem leidet oder dass er für ein paar Jahre mit Popsängerin Ashlee Simpson verheiratet war.

„Call the doctors. Bring on the meds. If I’m going to limp through life, I might as well use a chemical crutch. Like I said, times are tough for dreamers.“
- S. 50

Der Titel beschreibt treffend den Inhalt. Das Buch ist düster wie eine hoffnungslose Zukunftsvision. Es gibt Lichtblicke und Bergfahrten, aber meistens verbreiten Pillen, Depressionen und Liebeskummer eher verschleiertes Regenwetter.

Wie in jedem Roman findet sich im Impressum am Anfang der Hinweis auf Fiktionalität. Muss man sicher tun, um niemandem auf die Füße zu treten. Es reicht allerdings Pete Wentzs Wikipediaeintrag zu lesen, um die ersten Parallelen zu erkennen. Der Werdegang der Band, die Selbstmordversuche usw. Auch wenn nichts und niemand namentlich erwähnt wird, befürchte ich, dass Petes Roman mehr Wahrheit spricht als einem lieb ist.

„It’s awful, writing such terrible things about the person you love, but I’ll take a pen and paper over a psychiatrist’s chair any day oft he week. This is my therapy.“
- S. 62

Was Gray und sämtliche FOB Songs gemeinsam haben, sind ihre Worte und Gedanken. Viele Metaphern und Bilder oder Formulierungen finden sich ineinander wieder. Das Buch liest sich wie ein FOB Musical. Petes Umgang mit Worten ist phänomenal und ein ganzer Roman voll davon ein Traum für jeden FOB-Texte-Liebhaber.

„Love exists in powder. Love exists in pills. We are all addicts.“
- S. 4

Wer eine großartige Story und vielschichtige Charaktere sucht, ist hier falsch. Gray ist ein Fest des neumodern-poetischen Wortguts neben einer Geschichte über Selbstfindung, kaputte Beziehungen und den Einblick in eine depressive Psyche.(less)

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Feb 25, 2013 Rain rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sad-or-harmful

I've read what people think about this book and my first thought is, "if you know Pete Wentz or you're a Fall Out Boy fan? Why are you expecting anything other than what this gave you?" Apart from that I thought it was a great book. I was also expecting it to be a little over the top emo like it was, dear ol Pete. The only thing about it that bothered me was the fact that it was either a rehash of his life or an autobiography and I wish I knew which one it was. But ignoring that fact, it's a goo...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Jayna Ostler rated it 5 of 5 stars

Originally, I was interested in this book simply for my love of FOB. I ordered it and as soon as it came to my door, I could not put it down. This book instantly pulled me in and I'm still sitting here amazed at this writing. It opened me eyes to a lot of things on multiple levels and It definitely changed my outlook on things in this part of the music world and how I will continue to write my own novels.

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Feb 26, 2013 Hannah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Pete wentz is pretty much my favorite person in the world-so anything i say about this book is undoubtedly biased. However, i did think it was depressing as hell (although i didnt expect anything less) and spent the whole time trying to figure out what was autobiographical or fictional (he should have distinguished it better) A lot of the scenarios felt repeated and contradictorary, and some of the Fall Out Boy references were slightly obnoxious. Despite its flaws, he writes well as usual, has s...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Ashley Nadine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-books

Some people gave mixed reviews on this one but I think it was an easy good read. Anyone who has dated a guy in a band, famous or not, could relate to the constant pull between a real life and the band life. I consider it a musican mentality and it makes them creative and talented while not always being the most reliable. I know I've dated a guy in a band...

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Mar 05, 2013 Miranda King rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book felt like reading Pete's journal. There were lines and subtle hints that connected this work of fiction to Pete and the band, which made it that much easier for a fan of the band to relate to. Even though there were a couple places that were inconsistent, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and definitely recommend it.

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Feb 28, 2013 Ashly rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: punk

Oh my.

Pete Wentz has a fantastic way with words and can turn a phrase like it is nobody's business. Which is great for blogs and, if this were a poetry collection, could carry it.

Unfortunately, this novel is kind of short on plot structure, characterization, and pretty much any other novel-y factors. So. There's that.

All that said, I ENJOYED reading this book. But I am a fan of Wentz and Fall Out Boy, and as I said, his wordplay is phenomenal. And with all its faults, I am fairly certain it is n...more

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Peter Lewis Kingston "Pete" Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician, lyricist and Music video director, most famous for his work with the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy. In recent years, he has hosted the MTV program FNMTV. Wentz was born Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III, in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Dale Wentz, a high school admissions counse...more

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