My Best Friends Funeral, Roger W. Thompson
My Best Friends Funeral, Roger W. Thompson
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My Best Friend's Funeral
A Memoir

Author: Roger W. Thompson

Narrator: Roger W. Thompson

Unabridged: 8 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/28/2014

Synopsis

There’s a certain kind of lost a boy feels in this world without a father. Tim felt it. I felt it. And we realized our only way out would be together.In an openhearted memoir of faith on the fringe, Roger Thompson meditates on the life and premature death of his best friend and business partner, Tim Garrety, cofounder of Skate Street Ventura.Roger and Tim’s twenty-year friendship was forged in the surf and on the streets of 1980s California. Together they hazarded countless waves and every rite of passage—from guitars to girls to God—and influenced the lives of thousands of skateboarders, musicians, surfers, and otherwise disconnected youth in the process.With unrestrained honesty and a punk-rock soundtrack, My Best Friend’s Funeral is a memoir of friendship, doubt, surfing, and the complex relationships between fathers and sons. If life has ever left you feeling abandoned—or if you simply prefer a rock show to a sermon—My Best Friend’s Funeral is a memoir you won’t want to miss, and a confirmation that you are never alone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mose on April 25, 2022

This book was amazing! As a citizen of Ventura, this book made me realize just how much our small beach town has to offer. The subjects that this book covers, loss of fathers and friends, the transition from childhood to adulthood, and the woes of parenting, showed me just how much we take for grant......more

Goodreads review by Dax on November 02, 2022

Written from the male perspective, this book will definitely make you cry. It’s a very emotional story that centers on friendship, love and fatherhood. Great!......more

Goodreads review by Debi on January 29, 2015

My Best Friends Funeral: A Memoir is a powerful book by Roger Thompson. The book begins with Roger preparing to speak at Tim’s funeral. He reflects on the life lessons he learned from his friend. This book is filled with many interesting stories, both funny and sad, but more importantly, stories tha......more

Goodreads review by Heather on January 20, 2015

I recently finished My Best Friend’s Funeral: A Memoir by Roger Thompson. It resonated with me on so many levels. It reminded me of how fleeting our time is with the people we love. It spoke to my parental side, reminding me that my children simply need to be loved. It reminded me to put my life in......more

Goodreads review by Marlene on December 29, 2014

Roger gives an honest and heartfelt portrayal of friendship, loss, doubt, and the complex relationship between fathers and sons in My Best Friend's Funeral. His writing is melodic, relatable and vulnerable, causing you to reflect on and appreciate the relationships and losses in your own life. "Some......more

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