Mask
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4.3 • 22개의 평가
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- US$9.99
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Eli Wehbe lived at the white-hot center of Los Angeles nightlife. More than a decade of hustle, scramble, and hard work put him at the pinnacle of the life he always wanted: celebrity friends, beautiful women, fast cars, popularity—and plenty of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. He achieved his dream—and it left him empty. Then, a tragedy threatened to destroy him and everything he worked for.
In this raw, honest, and vulnerable memoir, one of America’s nightclub greats—a man who literally had his name in lights in Hollywood—shares his story and reveals the naked truth behind Los Angeles after dark. Riveting from first page to last, Mask describes the backstabbing, insecurities, and hollowness that drive the nightclub business and the people within it.
After plunging to the depths of despair, Eli refused to give up, embarking on a profound journey of self-discovery and reinvention. Mask chronicles his ultimate odyssey from teen outcast to Hollywood mogul to extreme athletic achievement—an inspiring American story of creation, failure, and redemption.
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Format is like a podcast interview.
I couldn’t finish this audiobook. After every chapter, the author and a guest break in with podcast-style commentary. I really just wanted them to read the book!
Summary: Partying, drama, zero depth
To start, by no means am I upset or against Eli for any reason. However I am an avid reader of self help/ auto biography books so I understand what a great book looks like with a clear message.
Upon reading the chapters it was what I was expecting..a young guy like myself trying to build a name for himself. The problem with the storyline is that he literally talks about his partying and night life and how he works to climb the ladder and become partner in the club scene 90% of the book and the drama associated with it. As a 24 year old business owner, and ultra runner, I was assuming that if you were capable of writing a book you must have a great story to tell. Unfortunately, the book maturity level was almost as if a grown adult could not seem to grow up and take control of his life rather than chasing substances, women, external distractions. I was really hoping to see hardships overcame and a lot of talking about ultra running and how he networked but really it seemed like he was just always partying. If you’re always partying and high you get pretty consistent with meeting famous people if you’re in Los Angeles.
Personally it comes across as if after losing his partnership in the night club in the ending of the book he wrote this book to fill time and replace his income.
Lastly I believe that the book was written way too soon and the author could have had way more of an intriguing read had he been patient and waited to publish later in life.
I of course took home a few lessons with me from the book, but I unfortunately would not recommend the read.