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  • Comedy Sex God

  • By: Pete Holmes
  • Narrated by: Pete Holmes
  • Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (60 ratings)

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Comedy Sex God

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Summary

Part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, part sacred quest - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck for the spiritual seeker - a hilarious, profound, and enlightening romp around the fertile mind of standout stand-up comedian, host of the hugely successful podcast You Made It Weird, and star of HBO’s Crashing Pete Holmes.

Growing up as evangelical Christian outside Boston, Pete Holmes was taught that drugs, alcohol, and premarital sex were serious transgressions. Faithful to the tenets of his faith, Pete did not swear, did not drink, did not smoke, and did not fornicate. He did devote himself to one woman, married her, and moved to the country to start a simple life and build a family. Then the wife he pledged himself to cheated on him very publicly. Thanks for nothing, God.

When his attempt at a picture-perfect life failed, Pete was forced to reexamine his beliefs. But neither atheism, Christianity, nor copious bottles of Yellow Tail led to enlightenment. Longing for a model of faith that served him and his newfound uncertainties about the universe - you know, the little things - the scorned believer embarked on a soul-seeking journey that has become the foundation of his work today. Comedy Sex God is his funny, thoughtful, straight-from-the-heart mediation on life, creativity, love, God, and the things that matter to him - and to us all.

Pete ponders the most valuable spiritual truths he’s picked up in his post-religion life and shares a few personal stories - of professional success, failure, and the pain in his balls. Comedy Sex God is celebration of losing something to find something else - a void that became a door to spiritual exploration - a glorious journey into the mind-blowing unknown that never would have begun if your wife hadn’t cheated with a guy named Rocco.

©2019 Pete Holmes (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers
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Thank God for Pete Holmes

So, my brother sent me this as a present; probably the most important present I have ever been given. Pete reached out through my speakers each day to and from work, slowly broke down my cynicism and turned it into complete respect. Using vulnerability and wit he dissected and reconnected most of what I have been wondering about my whole life; leaving it there in front of me and it felt RIGHT.
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Loved it!

I actually didn't know who he is when I got this book but loved it. More people should be listening to this!

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Funny, down to earth and enlightening

A good entertaining listen, made me feel more comfortable with my current spiritual journey and desire to keep deconstructing for greater freedom.

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My favourite book of the year so far.

Excellent. I could listen to Pete Holmes tall about comedy sex and god all day.

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Great, just allround great!

Might make you cringe with its honesty. But that's it's strength. Great performance to boot.

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Starts strongly

So the book starts really strongly as Pete talks about growing up as a Christian and the inevitable moral questions that come with it when you reach your teens, but the longer it goes on, the less engaging it became.

I love that Pete read his own book and brings his own enthusiasm to the story, but ultimately, unless you’re a big fan of Pete’s, there isn’t really enough to recommend after the first few hours.

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