Everyone You Hate is Going to Die: And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love and More Things That Ruin Your Life

Sloss is one of my favourite comedians of all times and I think he is really talented and insightful. My favourite thing about his comedy is that it always has a valuable message behind it, which blends extremely well with his really dark humour.<br /><br />That said, he is not an author... This book is a regurgitation of what he said in all of his specials - only more detailed and with less jokes. On top of that the book is tiresomely meta, where he talks on and on about his editors letting him put dirty words in and us the readers giving him our money for this attempt at a book (as he puts it). Then there are all the pauses to explain Scottish slang to Americans - what bugs me about this is that he always points out the explanation is specifically for Americans, as if other nations either know Scottish culture perfectly, don't read his book or don't matter. The main vibe he gives off is the third option although most likely it is the second.<br /><br />He does remind us that the book only contains his opinions, but i think he still has a lot of work to do to express these without sounding condescending or all-knowing (I'm talking here of course about the parts where he is serious, not when he is obviously sarcastic). Again this comes down to not being a writer - I find the one-hour special the perfect format for him to get his message across with a perfect delivery, but this train-of-thought no ending essay format is too much for him, I find. <br /><br />Most people that write books - I'd like to think, at least the good ones - write them because they have something to say and they feel that form of expression is the best for them. Here Sloss even says repeatedly that he only included the last chapter because his publisher really wanted him to have a chapter on that topic...ok? that made me laugh and reminded me of school essays. The motivation is backwards and it really shows - it pretty much shows in the rest of the book too as this project came across not as something the author was dying to do, just as a seized opportunity.<br /><br />I gave the book an extra star because it did make me laugh repeatedly and because I was curious to find out more about his life, which I did.

cannot even begin to imagine what it would be like picking up this book without being familiar with his comedy. those poor souls.

I love his Netflix specials. Amazing comedic timing and deliveries, all in all a perfect combination of wit, comedy and wisdom. I’ve replayed them countless times, and every time it’ll sent me into fits of laughter.<br /><br />Unfortunately, none of that translated into the book.<br /><br />This had none of the wisdom or wit. It’s a complete mess of repetition, crude deliveries justified by “if you don’t like me swearing then fuck off”, and zero structure whatsoever. His thoughts are everywhere and none of them coherent. His views though interesting and almost educating in his comedy specials, just appear edgy and stupid when written down. <br /><br />I had looked forward to this book, now I cannot in good conscience recommend it to anyone.

I received a digital ARC from NetGalley.<br /><br />I've watched a few of Sloss's specials and find him hilarious--his act involves verbally walking up to the electrified fence continuously, about to put his finger on it, but knowing when to pull back so that even when he's crude, or has contradictory statements ping pong back and forth--as comedians are want to do--he doesn't lose his audience. He sets up the right amount of rapport with the audience that when he does tackle a serious topic--the death of a sister; a female friend who was sexually assaulted by someone he and his friends knew--you're with him, and stay with him, as he knows the right comment to toss in the middle to break the tension ever so slightly, while still staying serious.<br /><br />It's a gift that, unfortunately for him and some fellow comedians, doesn't always translate to the page.<br /><br />I couldn't stop laughing at the start of the book, but then the repetition of a particular idea over and over (how great his parents are, whether people should be parents overall) lost me, as the crude became cruder, and then cringe-worthy, all for sake of filling pages. The book could've been better edited, but then it would've been half its size. Some really great jokes get buried in a pile of muck that after 20% I couldn't keep sifting through. It's taking an hour-long special and stretching it out to a 2+ hour read. I'm kinda disappointed.

This book was received as an ARC from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.<br /><br />From beginning to end, the entire book was non-stop hysterical. I can totally relate to David as he "dissects" every particular relationship he or his friends have ever been in and he can tell whether or not to end it. Many scenarios in the book, I had a lot of a-ha moments and they justified me ending the many difficult relationships I had. Our community will not only relate to this book, but it will be a much needed comedy to read during this pandemic. <br /><br />We will consider adding this title to our Non-Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Eh, whatever. Bitch had a lot to say, most of it being incorrect or irrelevant or inappropriate or just.. frankly, insipid. But, he said it funny here and there. So, here's your fucking three stars. I'll watch your shows.

Giving this 4 stars because of how often it had me quite literally laughing out loud. Sometimes to the point of tears. And at situations described in such wildly inappropriate (to my Frail &amp; Delicate Southern Flower ears) language! <br /><br />I mean, seriously, y'all--I was snorking laughing. If I were one to guffaw, I would've been guffawing.<br /><br />I guess that means that my spirit animal is actually a young man from Scotland? <br /><br />No. Lie. Detected.<br /><br />Now, of course, I have to go watch Daniel Sloss perform live stand-up comedy on Netflix. <br /><br /><b>PS</b><br />I picked up Everyone You Hate is Going to Die from the new non-fiction shelves at my local public library, never having heard of Mr Sloss before then. Very glad I did. This is another "early years" book by someone who I very much think I will enjoy reading more by down the road. (Please note it is not a memoir proper, more like just Thoughts On Important Things. Kinda like the title says, LOL.)<br /><br /><b>PPS</b><br />You're wrong about Florida, you know, Mr Sloss. There's a lot more than 100 of the Florida Man subspecies out there.

2/5<br /><br />Nieko nesitikėjau ir vis tiek nuvylė. Tiems, kurie sekė Danielio karjerą, tikrai nebus nieko naujo – senos temos, seniai girdėti pamąstymai – apie šeimą, meilę, santuoką, draugus, toksiškas antras puses, mirusią seserį ir mylinčius tėvus. Žinoma, kaip ir leidžia knyga, temos kiek išplėstos, tačiau jaučiasi milžiniškas poreikis ištempti bent iki 150 psl, tai daug visokio turinio paaiškinimo išskirtinai amerikiečiams (ar tik jie skaitys?), daug burnojimo ant savo redaktorės ir panašių pasikartojimų. Bajerių ne tiek daug, kiek galėtum pagalvoti, gal daugiau bandymo tuščiai šokiruoti. Žinoma, jei į rankas knygą paims tas, kuris su Slosso kūryba nesusipažinęs, gal ir įmanoma, bet what are the chances? Tiems, kurie myli ir klauso, visų apšaukimas cunts tikrai neprivers net virptelėti.<br /><br />Trūko knygai ir struktūros aiškesnės nei tiesiog skyrių pavadinimai, nes nepriklausomai nuo pastarųjų, autorius kartojosi, pergalvojo tas pačias idėjas (jei pasirinksime tikėti, kad pergalvojo). Trūko humoro, galiausiai, trūko tiesiog priežasties, kam ši knyga buvo reikalinga. Jo, suprantu, kad dėl pinigų, bet kartais net ir tai – pakankamai gera priežastis, jei sugebi tuos pinigus pelnytai užsidirbti. O dabar didžiąją dalį laiko man buvo nuobodu – net kartu su Danieliu geriant g&amp;t’s. Svarstau – ar jei nebūčiau tokia akyla jo kūrybos gerbėja, man būtų juokingiau? Tikriausiai ne. Todėl tik dar labiau nesuprantu kas tiksliai turėjo būti šios knygos auditorija. Nei čia memuarai, nei autobiografija, nei straipsniai. Veikiau mintys suguldytos ant popieriaus, nelabai logiškai, nelabai tvarkingai ir nelabai reikalingai. O labiausiai erzino tai, kad rodėsi, jog tai jaučia net ir pats Slossas.<br />

Daniel's comedy is powerful stuff apparently. In the introduction of this book, Daniel claims that his stand-up routine Jigsaw has caused over 120,000 people to break up or end their relationship. This is based on the number of Twitter messages he's received and people coming up to him after a show telling him this is the case. So what was this life-altering piece of wisdom that made people leave their partner? <i>"It was essentially, there's this lie that I think society breeds into us that being in a relationship is better than being alone, and I disagree with that. I think being in a good relationship is better than being alone, but being alone is infinitely better than being in a bad relationship."</i><br /><br />On the whole, I though this was very entertaining. If you like Daniel’s standup work, you’re probably going to enjoy this. There’s a lot of serious stuff in here too, but told in such a way that it ends up being both poignant and funny. I think that’s a mark of a great comedian. Daniel is exceptional at making crazy analogies, which are very inventive and just hilarious. I recommend listening to this book on audio. Hearing Daniel narrate this definitely added to my enjoyment of the material.

Okay so it's kinda baised review since I absolutely love Sloss but this book is worth your time I promise. <br /><br />First of all:<br />Why did this book had to end?????????<br /><br />Secondly, This book technically comes under self-help genre and honestly I am not a big fan of the genre and this is gonna be the only book I would read in this genre (unless Sloss or Gervais or Jeselnik wrote a book). <br /><br />Now about the book:<br />IT'S FUCKIN HILARIOUS! I wanted to highlight the whole book because of the writing style. It's like a friend coming up to you and talking to you about his experiences and the conclusions he drew from it. The only difference being that friend is famous don't really give a shit about cunts like us (Daniel Hangover). The humor is great as he is a comedian and it's not just Sloss making jokes over basically everything but also him teaching us some valuable lesson one of them being and I quote <br /><br />" Loneliness is like most things in the world: You have to practice it to get good at it. Sometimes being alone is utter bliss. Once you get used to being alone, relationships really have to go out of their way to interest you. If you want to be in a relationship with me, you have to be better than being single."<br /><br />I would really suggest you guys should watch the stand up specials of Sloss before reading the book so that you can get an idea of his style and what to expect from him.