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  • Happy People Are Annoying

  • By: Josh Peck
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  • Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (58 ratings)

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Happy People Are Annoying

By: Josh Peck
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Narrated by Josh Peck

A wonderfully candid memoir from one of the most recognizable faces of a generation, actor, writer, Youtuber, and television superstar, Josh Peck. In his warm and inspiring book, Josh reflects on the many stumbles and silver linings of his life and traces a zigzagging path to redemption. Written with such impressive detail and aching honesty, Happy People are Annoying is full of surprising life lessons for anyone seeking to accept their past and make peace with the complicated face in the mirror.

Josh Peck rose to near-instant fame when he starred for four seasons as the comedic center of Nickelodeon’s hit show Drake & Josh. However, while he tried to maintain his role as the funniest, happiest kid in every room, Josh struggled alone with the kind of rising anger and plummeting confidence that quietly took over his life.

For the first time, Josh reflects on his late teens and early twenties. Raised by a single mother, and coming of age under a spotlight that could be both invigorating and cruel, Josh filled the cratering hole in his self-worth with copious amounts of food, television, drugs, and all of the other trappings of young stardom. Until he realized the only person standing in his way...was himself. Today, with a string of lead roles on hit television shows and movies, and one of the most enviable and dedicated fanbases on the internet, Josh Peck is more than happy, he’s finally, enthusiastically content.

Happy People are Annoying is the culmination of years of learning, growing, and finding bright spots in the scary parts of life. Written with the kind of humor, strength of character, and unwavering self-awareness only someone who has mastered their ego can muster, this memoir reminds us of the life-changing freedom on the other side of acceptance.

©2022 Josh Peck (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
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Thoughtful yet incredibly funny

A thoughtful and uplifting life story which I will be listening to again. Regardless of whether you recognise the author or not, the story transcends boarders. Would recommend

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Very engaging

Josh Peck tells his story in an amusing, interesting and engaging way.
Easy to listen to

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Easily addictive.

Much like Josh Pecks life experiences, this book was easily addictive.

The Insight into his life was an eye-opener, from a young Drake and Josh fan it’s so easy to judge a person by their child stardom, rather than the whole path they have taken. I actually found a lot of relativity with this and enjoyed every chapter as much as the last.

Highly recommend and an easy listen

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Great book, great narration, overall - great

Really enjoyed this book, as a fan of Josh’s starting with Drake & Josh back in the day and now the good guys pod, it was great to hear all the ins and outs of what happened between the two.
Also really appreciate Josh telling the whole story, it adds that extra bit of character to the audio book.

Couldn’t recommend enough.

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Honest, funny and charming. Great book 👌

Met Josh through TV when I was a kid first watching Nickelodeon. Followed him on every platform since because I'm a fan of his humour, not a mega fan, but... a loyal fan.

Great book Josh, it had me thinking about my own life and how I can improve whilst also making me chuckle during my commutes and casual listening around home. Definitely recommend! 👏

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Teen star to influencer.

I liked hearing about Josh's childhood and unfortunately yet another story of an absent father. Josh's mother is a great lady who raised Josh all by herself through trials and tribulations money wise. Drake and Josh should have been a stepping stone for Josh but unfortunately Josh battled with drugs and weight issues which he talks about sincerely. For such a young guy he has great advice. It goes to show that not every childhood actor continues acting. Well worth listening, emotional and also funny at times.

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A Profound Look Inwards

Happy People Are Annoying is packed full of interesting stories and nuggets of wisdom that feel valuable and worth the listen. Josh Peck goes through his entire life, laying bare his insecurities, highs and lows, and it mostly feels very honest and occasionally profound. He has a genuine ability to assess his inner most struggles and reconstruct them in a way I've rarely seen before. I related to many of the personal problems he identified with his own behaviour and the sometimes unhelpful ways he views himself. Over the course of the book, he overcomes considerable adversities and finds a way to present his solutions in a way that I could digest easily. If you've struggled with issues of ego or self-doubt, you may find something in here that will genuinely help you improve your outlook.

Peck's delivery of the material is great and had me cracking up at moments I didn't expect to. I think it elevates an already fun read into something very enjoyable.

My only criticism with the book is how little time is spent on Drake and Josh, which is basically nothing. This is what most people know him for, myself included, so for this life-changing experience that elevated him to household name to be glossed over... feels like a mistake. Josh handwaves this oddity by saying that Drake Bell and him weren't all that close and that the experience of making the show didn't really effect him all that much, and there's not a part of me who believes this. It comes off more as Josh wanting to put distance between him and Bell for understandable reasons, but it feels dishonest to revise history like this. I wanted to hear what it was like going from a relatively unknown, struggling young performer to having their own show. I wanted to hear how the pressures of that effected him and how he handled that. I wanted to hear about his relationship with the cast and crew, maybe even some anecdotes of him adapting to the trappings of a sitcom. We get none of this. If you wanted to hear about the main thing this man is known for, you won't get it here in this book about his life, which is very strange. It's the only element of this book that feels dishonest and it's especially noticeable when contrasted with how raw the rest of it is.

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A smack of reality from one of my childhood icons.

In this book Josh goes into detail about his time before and after appearing on Drake and Josh and how drug addiction and how you become your own worst enemy.

His life after Drake and Josh was always a mystery for me as a child, glad this was how I heard about it and not from a news article saying that he's overdosed or arrested.

Finally, the story was interesting and the performance was one of the best for a long time. Glad to See Josh is back on track and doing what he loves with a healthy family and support system.

Congratulations on your sobriety Josh.

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So open! So honest! So funny!

I liked the whole thing. Josh is a great speaker and it was really interesting to find out about his life.

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everything I wanted it to be and more

as a millennial that's lost 140lbs there was a few reasons why I wanted to read this book and Josh didn't disappoint. some real raw insights to his life growing up. my only complaint...it's not long enough!

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