In this beautifully-creative memoir, two brothers share with readers what it has been like to be so close as brothers from their childhood all the way into adulthood. They share the behind the scenes experiences of what went into the, acting, directing, producing and writing of some of the most emotionally raw visual art out in the world. The vulnerability Mark and Jay share with each other is re-created so authentically in the back-and-forth dialogue and carefully constructed emails they send to each other when things feel "off" in their creative process and/or their relationships.
I have to start this off by saying YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS ON AUDIOBOOK. My favorite kind of books to listen to on audio are ones where I feel the narration adds to the experience of the book. Like Brothers is the definition of this. The audiobook isn't read so much as it is acted out by both brothers and I would have missed out on so much of the quirky energy of this book if I would have read it with my eyes instead of my ears.
My favorite thing about Like Brothers was hearing how these two brothers loved one another and essentially made successful art in the world together because of and also despite of how close they are relationally. Following their success and failures over the course of the very beginning of their career made me feel like a close friend rooting for them to make their dreams happen in a big way. The creative range of this book added to the reader's understanding of how their relationship works and it felt like I was reading about a family friend that I had known most of my life. It was fun and exciting to feel "let in on" how they exist together so closely.
The emotional depth and high EQ of these brothers, made for a both entertaining and captivating listen. I laughed until I cried, I cried until I laughed and honestly, I think that is what Mark and Jay set out to do with Like Brothers. I love memoir style non-fiction, and Like Brothers is easily one of my top 5 favorite memoirs of all time. You guys need to listen to this!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars
If you want to geek out as hard as I did while/after I finished listening to this book, you can check out their guest appearance on Brené Brown's podcast Unlocking Us
you can watch the 7-minute Sundance short that helped launch their careers which had a total production budget of 3$ (you read that correctly) HERE
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