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The chapter markers are hot garbage.

Also, this book reminds me of Marc Maron's, "Attempting Normal." Both feature neurotic male main characters who are grappling with their flaws to varying degrees of success.

I find Kennedy's book to be less grating, however, as it includes imaginative interludes, a la rebranding pop star Jewel into J.E.W.E.L., a metal act. This is when the book is at its best, in my opinion.

I saw this after reading Hyden's excellent, "Twilight of the Gods," and figured I'd try it. It is more memoir than "Gods," with more personal anecdotes and internal monologues.

Kennedy presents himself as a neurotic ne'er-do-well who falls into jobs with a combination of dumb luck, affectations of confidence, and hubris. His subject matter includes the struggles of adulthood (or pretending to be one, anyway).