Raw, intense, and emotional Hollywood Park is a memoir that will stick with the reader long after the last page has been read. Filled with alcoholism and addiction, violence and poverty, not to mention the infamous cult known as Synanon, Jollett’s life and memoir shows the powerful affects these things can have on an individual. Hollywood Park isn’t filled only with negativity and hurt however; it is also filled with love, family, perseverance and triumph as the reader plays witness to Mikel’s successes, both personally and professionally (I am filled to the brim with envy that he met Bowie).
When I was given the chance to read a memoir about the front man of The Airborne Toxic Event I jumped at the chance, having enjoyed their music for some time as well as a very basic knowledge about Mikel Jollett himself. Hollywood Park was such a great read that gave me a greater understanding and appreciation of Jollett’s, and the band’s, music. There are moments that are full of heartache and despair, and others that were light and amusing. Jollett’s writing really invites the reader in, sharing in his success and downfalls, and his honesty, even when placing him in a negative light, is refreshing. His story shows that people can overcome the hands that life deals them, so long as they are willing to work to rise above them.
I feel very lucky to have read this book, and it is one I highly recommend to everyone. I devoured this book, finding it difficult to put down.
Thank you Celadon Books for sending me an ARC of Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett, given in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
When I was given the chance to read a memoir about the front man of The Airborne Toxic Event I jumped at the chance, having enjoyed their music for some time as well as a very basic knowledge about Mikel Jollett himself. Hollywood Park was such a great read that gave me a greater understanding and appreciation of Jollett’s, and the band’s, music. There are moments that are full of heartache and despair, and others that were light and amusing. Jollett’s writing really invites the reader in, sharing in his success and downfalls, and his honesty, even when placing him in a negative light, is refreshing. His story shows that people can overcome the hands that life deals them, so long as they are willing to work to rise above them.
I feel very lucky to have read this book, and it is one I highly recommend to everyone. I devoured this book, finding it difficult to put down.
Thank you Celadon Books for sending me an ARC of Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett, given in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.