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How to Ruin Everything

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How to Ruin Everything

By: George Watsky
Narrated by: George Watsky
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A New York Times best seller.

Are you a sensible, universally competent individual? Are you tired of the crushing monotony of leaping gracefully from one lily pad of success to the next? Are you sick of doing everything right? In this brutally honest and humorous debut, musician and artist George Watsky chronicles the small triumphs over humiliation that make life bearable and how he has come to accept defeat as necessary to personal progress. The essays in How to Ruin Everything range from the absurd (how he became an international ivory smuggler) to the comical (his middle-school rap battle dominance) to the revelatory (his experiences with epilepsy), yet all are delivered with the type of linguistic dexterity and self-awareness that has won Watsky devoted fans across the globe. Alternately ribald and emotionally resonant, How to Ruin Everything announces a versatile writer with a promising career ahead.

©2016 George Watsky (P)2016 Penguin Audio Entertainment & Celebrities Essays Celebrity Nonfiction Witty Comedy

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Critic reviews

"Funny, subversive, and able to excavate such brutally honest sentences that you find yourself nodding your head in wonder and recognition." (Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer and lyricist of In the Heights and Hamilton: An American Musical)

“Watsky is a skillful lyricist who has successfully transferred his wit, humor and humility into a smartly written collection of essays. How to Ruin Everything shows off his versatility as a writer and proves that the nerdy guys can also be part of the cool crowd.” (Russell Simmons)

“George Watsky is a lyrical mastermind. Unflinchingly honest, sincere, and gut-wrenchingly funny, How to Ruin Everything is one of the best books I've read this year. Watsky effortlessly translates his razor sharp wit from the stage to the page. This will be the first of many amazing books in the life of a tireless artist.” (Hasan Minhaj, The Daily Show correspondent)
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Weirdly relatable and laugh out loud funny. I my be bias as I like his music aswell but its full of stories I think everyone will enjoy 😊

Worth listening to again!

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How to ruin everything is an outstanding lesson in lifes learning curve. I would highly recommend this book

Every minute was a lesson

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great stories never wanted to stop listening. if only there are more or where more

Fun never boring

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I have been a fan of the author for many years now. Listening to as much of the music he has created as possible. Hunting for work with Anderson Paak, Kate Nash and Kush Mody. Plus anything else I could/can get my hands on, that I have not yet heard before.

Ever since I heard Watsky on Table Talk, the YouTube show done by the SourceFed team. I have found his story's amazing and to hear some of them in more detail was great. Also the chance to see where some of his lyrics. I only wish there were more. I remember when this book was announced and I was hopping there would be an audio version (reading not being my strongest skill) so that I to could share in his tales, this audiobook has delivered.

On finishing it for the first time I wanted to just start and listen to it again. It was really that good. So maybe Watsky's right. "When the sun burns out we'll light the world with tiny glowing screens" and on my screen will be this audiobook. 10/10

I will light the world with this tiny glowing screen

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I'm a massive Watsky nerd. Beside Eminem he would be my favourite artist of all time. I loved this book, its a great insight into his early years and his childhood and after finishing this book and re-listening to more of his songs, I'm picking up on more context to lines and understanding more of his music, such as references in his Pumped Up Kicks remix from the New Kind Of Sexy mixtape.

It's great to hear George's own voice narrating this. I don't find his voice grating like some do and he adds the exact emphasis that he had intended when writing the book. This is the most authentic performance of the book you could find and I'd recommend it for anyone looking either for an interesting set of self-deprecating stories or hardcore Watsky fans that can't get enough.

Very glad George narrated this

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watsky is an excellent artist, performer and writer. He explains even the most mundane story like someone stealing your food in the fridge, with charm and wit, which expresses the talent he really has with a pen.

The book though short stays with you for a long time due to the heavily relatable stories expressed in his essays and his poetry.

Good job George.

Heartfelt, funny and narrated so sincerely.

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Loved it. I have listened multiple times as the stories feel timeless with the wit and cleverness he constructs his stories.

Funny, clever and touching. Brilliant storytelling

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I'm a big fan of Watsky so when I saw this book I snapped it up. Like my title suggests; it was like an extended spoken word piece by the man himself. It had me chuckling at the tropes of his life and also left me with a sense that I was with him in all his adventure but a longing to have those adventures myself.

Extended Watsky Spoken Word

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George Watsky weaves words to create an unassuming picture, spinning us around in his memories giving a listen I'll never forget. 5 Stars.

Genuinely Enlightening

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