Has anyone read Sly's Thank You? Goodreads suggested it to me but it had a median rating, mostly getting 3 out of 5 stars.

Anyone read it, thoughts on the rating? Does 3 stars hold up for whatever reason?

TrivialPursuit said:

Has anyone read Sly's Thank You? Goodreads suggested it to me but it had a median rating, mostly getting 3 out of 5 stars.

Anyone read it, thoughts on the rating? Does 3 stars hold up for whatever reason?

Read the book and never be disappointed whether it was a bad book or not.

It had some interesting moments but very little about the recording of classic songs/albums. Most of the book's about the last 40 years of his life but still worth reading.

TrivialPursuit said:

Has anyone read Sly's Thank You? Goodreads suggested it to me but it had a median rating, mostly getting 3 out of 5 stars. papa's games

Anyone read it, thoughts on the rating? Does 3 stars hold up for whatever reason?

Memoirs can be hit or miss, especially if the writing style or personal anecdotes don’t resonate with everyone.

Somebody PUH-LEASE get rid of all the f^^king bots!!!

MODS??!

olivia101 said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Has anyone read Sly's Thank You? Goodreads suggested it to me but it had a median rating, mostly getting 3 out of 5 stars. papa's games

Anyone read it, thoughts on the rating? Does 3 stars hold up for whatever reason?

Memoirs can be hit or miss, especially if the writing style or personal anecdotes don’t resonate with everyone.

Not just that, but I feel like we're getting to the point culturally where if people don't endorse the philosophy of what they're consuming they have trouble rating it 5/5.

Like with the whole drug thing and "loss of potential" etc I could see people getting consumed with their own lame opinions on his life and giving it a tepid rating because they don't agree with how he navigated, you know?

All very silly but I've seen it manifest with other reviews of other media more and more.

"I don't like that person did this therefore it can't be higher than 4/5 because I do not agree with actions, person could have been better person. 3/5."

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WhisperingDandelions said:

olivia101 said:

Memoirs can be hit or miss, especially if the writing style or personal anecdotes don’t resonate with everyone.

Not just that, but I feel like we're getting to the point culturally where if people don't endorse the philosophy of what they're consuming they have trouble rating it 5/5.

Like with the whole drug thing and "loss of potential" etc I could see people getting consumed with their own lame opinions on his life and giving it a tepid rating because they don't agree with how he navigated, you know?

All very silly but I've seen it manifest with other reviews of other media more and more.

"I don't like that person did this therefore it can't be higher than 4/5 because I do not agree with actions, person could have been better person. 3/5."

[Edited 8/2/24 15:32pm]

You do realize that you are replying to a spambot, right?!

WhisperingDandelions said:

Not just that, but I feel like we're getting to the point culturally where if people don't endorse the philosophy of what they're consuming they have trouble rating it 5/5.

Like with the whole drug thing and "loss of potential" etc I could see people getting consumed with their own lame opinions on his life and giving it a tepid rating because they don't agree with how he navigated, you know?

All very silly but I've seen it manifest with other reviews of other media more and more.

"I don't like that person did this therefore it can't be higher than 4/5 because I do not agree with actions, person could have been better person. 3/5."

[Edited 8/2/24 15:32pm]

I completely agree with you! It’s frustrating how personal biases can overshadow the actual quality of the work.