Yearbook

I'm not a huge fan of Seth Rogen, but he can certainly be funny and charming so I thought hearing stories from, especially about the film industry, could be entertaining. And they are, I really liked his behind-the-scenes takes from some movies or about certain celebrities. A lot of them are just very strange interactions that he seems to have been bewildered by. I'm not as big of a fan of drug trip stories though and that's about a third of this book, but you kind of have to expect that from a Seth Rogen.

Overall a pretty fun quick read and it was nice to listen to the audiobook narrated by Rogen himself and featuring a bunch of other actors.

Very entertaining! No surprise that Seth Rogen is a talented comedy writer. I laughed out loud quite often. Also fun to read about the real-life experiences that influenced his movies, and to get some insight into the strange world of Hollywood. While it's mostly a surface-level memoir of his life's funnier (vs most impactful) moments, Rogen does skirt some interesting deeper questions (about drug use, anti-Semitism, free speech, etc.). Definitely recommend this delightful read!

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Readeras part of a quick takes/catch up post —emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness.
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Simply put, this is a collection of stories from Rogen's life—from doing stand-up as a teenager to his work on TV and in movies. There's—no surprise at all—a lot of references to and stories about drug use.

I'm not a huge Rogen fan—have enjoyed some of his work, but not most of it. I have always appreciated his ability to tell a story in interviews, though, and that's what we get here. Great literature? Nope. Insightful look into the human condition and/or the Entertainment Industry? Nope. Silly fun? Yup. I can't imagine anyone picking up a Rogen book looking for more than the last option, anyway. So you get what you expect.

This was definitely a book to listen to on audio—listening to Rogen tell these stories adds a bit of humor and flavor to it that I think just reading it wouldn't deliver.