My Life With The Dwarves: How I Drank, Fought & F**ked My Way Around The World

by Vadge Moore

147 pages, Paperback

Published February 20, 2022

Reviews

[Russ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely need to be a Dwarves fan to get into this one, its a fast-paced book full of debauchery - mainly Vadge's sexual adventures on the road, but with plenty of violence and booze/drugs thrown in as well. Henry Rollins, GG Allin and Boyd Rice all make appearances as well.

[Carlton Duff · Rating 1 out of 5]

Fratboy bullshit masquerading as rock n’ roll…I did enjoy the author’s story of letting GG Allin crash at his place.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Not at all well written but hard to beat for sheer nasty debauchery.

[Karl Bakla · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book was enjoyable but maybe because the book was so short the stories came across a bit braggish about how much an asshole and awful of a person Vadge Moore is. I usually finish a memoir feeling sympathetic to the author, I just thought Vadge was a mediocre person that was able to get laid and not really expand on his experience. Some stories are borderline sex offenderish. the book is OK, but unless you are a Dwarves fan I would suggest skipping it. The Chapter on GG Allin was slightly interesting but should have been expanded on.

[Robert Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book, it was trashy, stupid, a manual on how not to live your life, but also has a certain amount of heart in a few places. I have listened to the Dwarves’ music especially when I was in my 20s. So, I was interested in reading about the goings-on behind the scenes. I was not disappointed by the gross and violent shenanigans between the covers. It is interesting to me that Vadge seems to share a very similar trait with Flea in his biography/memoir Acid for the Children when it comes to missing lost friends, earnestness, and a genuine sense of loss. More than I can say about myself and the people I have in my past. There is also a very interesting episode where he let G.G. Allin (another whose music was a big part of my 20s; I had a penchant for shock rockers then I suppose) stay at the Dwarves’ place after a show. It was a humanizing aspect that you never see anywhere else. This book was interesting, salacious, and gross (I did wince when he covered a crippled woman’s breasts with broken clouds), represented humanness where it could, and presented a slice of life of the punk rockstar lifestyle of the 1990s. Overall, as I stated before, I like this book. I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of The Dwarves and/or likes to read salacious punk rock memoirs.

[Alissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've never heard of this person nor this band, but I can usually appreciate when people look back at their lives and have some insight that they want to share with the rest of us. Unfortunately this is not that book. It's not worth reading. Including his rape-strategy without any shame or remorse, and laughing about kicking a young woman off the bus in a remote area in the dark because he didn't get his way was it for me. I didn't know who he was before reading the book, and I regret knowing who he is now. The rest of the book is self-absorbed and self-aggrandizing fantasy. Not recommended to anyone.