Four Stars: A Life. Reviewed.

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The second book from acclaimed writer and journalist Joel Golby
How much of your life do you review Books, TV, film, music the reviewable things Ever tried going a little further, reviewing the intangibles, the abstract, the weird: a houseplant; the sunlight on the pavement on a crisp spring day; being embarrassed; that strange wave you do at cars when they slow down at zebra crossings. A dead houseplant.

From almond croissants to the concept of life itself, Joel Golby embarks on a journey through modern living, leaving no stone unturned no one thing unreviewed to consider what it all really means; why we all care so much about opinions; and whether, deep down, its better to live a life thats good rather than, well, five stars out of five.

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Funny, painful, relatable and honest. Full of the hidden depths and details that only Joel Golby can scavenge. I loved this book DOLLY ALDERTON

As the old saying goes, Theres no one funnier than Joel Golby GREG JAMES

Joel Golby at his best: darkly reflective, so, so funny, and life-affirming in quite an unhinged way. I loved it MONICA HEISEY

Joel can turn the most mundane aspects of life into something totally magnificent. I was laughing so much whilst reading this book I was shhhd at on the Eurostar by a very stern woman zero-star review for her AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG

As funny as youd expect from Joel Golby, but also both moving and sincere. A joy to read BELLA MACKIE

Joel Golbys writing induces full-on jealousy in me. Hes a horribly funny, silly, opinionated old cow, and yet his words are actually rather lovely to read JACK ROOKE

Nobody captures the torturous contradictions of being a sentient primate in the modern world quite like Joel Golby. FOUR STARS will make you laugh throughout, then it will rip your heart out, place it in front of you and say: See. This is what I was writing about all along. Fantastic. Hard recommend KONRAD KAY

High Fidelity for the generation who could never afford a shop ELLA RISBRIDGER

Whether its the ambitious construction and moving climax, emerging themes of millennials dealing with rudderless mortality or simply pound-for-pound laughs, I cant really think of anything else like this book. And thats a really good thing. Five stars OOBAH BUTLER

Funnier and more profound than a book has any business being NATHAN FOAD

'Extremely funny and extremely charming, striking at the trivialities of our modern existence with razor-sharp clarity. Golbys voice, though acerbic, is cut through with a discreet optimism' RAVEN SMITH

Author Bio

I am London-based, where I work as a staff writer for VICE, but I've also been published in all sorts of places: Guardian, Shortlist, Mr Hyde, FHM, BBC, Grazia and Heat, where I used to work. And, uh... other stuff about me. I am right-handed. More of a cat than a dog man, but I see merits in both. Um. I'm taller, than most people think. People are often surprised when they see my full height. And, uh... well, I've always wanted to write a book.