Book 58 of my 2025 Reading Challenge
read from July 27 - August 5
Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus
published 2025
My Opinion
5 stars
Fahrenheit-182 is a memoir by Mark Hoppus, best known for co-founding blink-182. This was a surprising 5 star read for me; I knew I was enjoying it but the roller coaster of emotions and his writing sucked me in and I found myself tearing up by the end. I guess I shouldn't be surprised at how well he writes based on his lyrics but this was well-written and interesting.
To ground someone reading this review, I was in college in the late '90's so I could probably sing along to most of blink's hits. If they pop up on the radio I'll turn it up but I don't seek them out to listen to. My husband is more of a fan and by coincidence was wearing a blink shirt when I finished this book on a drive to Chicago. Then we checked into our hotel and the clerk saw his shirt and started talking about how much he liked blink and how they led him to discover other bands.
Anyway...lots of turmoil, stories that someone can look back and laugh at now knowing how it all turned out, stories that make good anecdotes but would've been annoying to witness (such as all the pranks), stories with heart, and just enough "tea" on the breaks the band took to maintain authenticity without fulling shitting on anyone.
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