Like Hell 
My all-time favorite musician, Ben Weasel, writes a book. Think Charles Bukowski, in punk rock band, writing about being in a punk rock band. Not bad.
I don't know what I expected getting myself into this book, but boy oh boy can I confidently say this was the worst book I've ever read. I knew it would be pompous and misogynistic, I knew that he would spew contempt for the very people that have given him a career for all these years, and the gross unnecessary sex scenes didn't exactly surprise me either. What I didn't expect, for some reason, was how terminally boring it would be. All the characters are paper thin, the plot might as well not

I felt this book was a terrible read. The writing felt amateurish. I think, because of who Ben Weasel is, name recognition is the only reason for this books existence. If anyone else had written this, it would not have been published. The poorly written sex scenes were not worth reading, and I guess that goes for the rest of the book as well.
This book is a lot more fun if you are drinking warm beer, listening to old records. Trust me.
Entertaining book! Ben Foster is too much of a self-righteous A-hole to take as a real author. If you are a Weasel fan it is a must read.
A nice novel by the front man from Screeching Weasel and Riverdales. A raunchy look at the underbelly of punk rock.
Ben Weasel
Paperback | Pages: 191 pages Rating: 3.52 | 126 Users | 11 Reviews

Present Appertaining To Books Like Hell
Title | : | Like Hell |
Author | : | Ben Weasel |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 191 pages |
Published | : | May 3rd 2001 by Hope & Nonthings |
Categories | : | Fiction. Music. Novels. Punk. Musicians |
Chronicle As Books Like Hell
Technically this is a novel. About a guy and his punk band. Who start out shitty, but persevere, and eventually become pretty popular. If I mentioned that Ben Foster is better known as Ben Weasel from Screeching Weasel, you'll get a much more nuanced idea about what this book is about, and certainly, what this novel MIGHT be based upon. Regardless, it's a great, rollicking read. Whether or not it's entirely true, or entirely false, anyone with any knowledge of 90s punk in America will recognise large chunks of this. And anyone with any interest in, appreciation of, or experience of being in a band, breaking up with a girl, or punk rock, will thoroughly enjoy. It's that good. Though why he had to kill off his guitarist and best friend at the end I'll leave to his shrink to fathom...Details Books Conducive To Like Hell
Original Title: | Like Hell |
ISBN: | 0970745826 (ISBN13: 9780970745828) |
Edition Language: | English |
Rating Appertaining To Books Like Hell
Ratings: 3.52 From 126 Users | 11 ReviewsCommentary Appertaining To Books Like Hell
The impressive debut from Ben Foster, mastermind behind the Chicago punk band Screeching Weasel, is also thought of as a thinly-veiled autobiography. The story is that of the singer/songwriter of a pissed-off underground rock band, his relationship with an on-and-off girlfriend, and the ups and mostly downs of life in general. Ben had previously written plenty of op-ed pieces for magazines like "Maximum Rocknroll" and his own zines, and it was interesting to read his take on fiction, and hisMy all-time favorite musician, Ben Weasel, writes a book. Think Charles Bukowski, in punk rock band, writing about being in a punk rock band. Not bad.
I don't know what I expected getting myself into this book, but boy oh boy can I confidently say this was the worst book I've ever read. I knew it would be pompous and misogynistic, I knew that he would spew contempt for the very people that have given him a career for all these years, and the gross unnecessary sex scenes didn't exactly surprise me either. What I didn't expect, for some reason, was how terminally boring it would be. All the characters are paper thin, the plot might as well not

I felt this book was a terrible read. The writing felt amateurish. I think, because of who Ben Weasel is, name recognition is the only reason for this books existence. If anyone else had written this, it would not have been published. The poorly written sex scenes were not worth reading, and I guess that goes for the rest of the book as well.
This book is a lot more fun if you are drinking warm beer, listening to old records. Trust me.
Entertaining book! Ben Foster is too much of a self-righteous A-hole to take as a real author. If you are a Weasel fan it is a must read.
A nice novel by the front man from Screeching Weasel and Riverdales. A raunchy look at the underbelly of punk rock.
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