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vanessa177's review
4.0
I didn't like this one nearly as much as "I Hate Myself and Want to Die." The concept was stretched a little too far. I would have preferred a greater number of the songs to be primarily either unintentionally creepy or songs that are deceptively happy sounding. It might just be because he mentioned so many times that he had a hard time finding songs to put on the list, but I kept thinking that he might have been better off with a different topic.
I still finished it in just two sittings, and I had a great time listening to the songs as I read the book. The first night, I read until past one o'clock in the morning. I finally forced myself to stop with "You Outta Know," because I didn't think another song would top it. I'm not sure if it's creepy that I've returned to my "Touch Me, I'm Sick" playlist a few times.
I'm kind of tempted to look Tom Reynolds up to start my campaign for "The 52 Most Insulting Love Songs You've Ever Heard."
I still finished it in just two sittings, and I had a great time listening to the songs as I read the book. The first night, I read until past one o'clock in the morning. I finally forced myself to stop with "You Outta Know," because I didn't think another song would top it. I'm not sure if it's creepy that I've returned to my "Touch Me, I'm Sick" playlist a few times.
I'm kind of tempted to look Tom Reynolds up to start my campaign for "The 52 Most Insulting Love Songs You've Ever Heard."
trin's review
3.0
Reynolds skewers “The 52 Creepiest Love Songs You’ve Ever Heard.” Well, sometimes he skewers; often he just analyzes them. The book is funny, but nowhere near as funny as [a:Dave Barry|6245|Dave Barry|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1196398665p2/6245.jpg]’s Book of Bad Songs, which is the super-high standard I have to hold books like this against. I also wish Reynolds had focused less on songs that are intentionally creepy, like “Every Breath You Take” and “Possession,” and more on songs that are creepy because of some other factor, like the creator's secret psychosis. (You know what I mean: what about The Flamingos' version of “I Only Have Eyes For You” or Johnny Mathis’ “Wonderful! Wonderful!” or “Welcome Home” by Peters & Lee?) Still, it’s a pretty enjoyable book, and yes, there is something DEEPLY wrong about “Your Body Is a Wonderland”!
mirable's review
3.0
The humor was still there, and I laughed at several of the entries, but it just wasn't as good as I Hate Myself and Want to Die: the 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard. Maybe it's just because I wasn't as familiar with as many of the songs in this one as I was the first, or maybe it's just tired....
robinsbooks's review
5.0
After reading this book you will never listen to “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” or “Every Breath You Take” in quite the same way. I hooted, howled and giggled uncontrollably at the author’s snarky and irreverent song descriptions. His first book, I Hate Myself and Want to Die: 52 of the Most Depressing Songs You’ve Ever Heard, was also hysterically funny.
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