Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Star Rating: ★★★★★
There was no doubt that the audiobook of Greenlights would be fantastic. Matthew McConaughey has a great voice. I tore through this audiobook. He details his life both before fame and during it, which was interesting to me, as I still think of him as 'the stoner who was arrested naked for playing the bongos too loudly.'
However, in the wake of society grappling with issues of privilege, this book seems ill-timed. A cis-gender, gorgeous-looking, white, middle-income male detailing stories of his 'green lights' falls flat in 2021. And, listen, I don't need him to make apologies for his privilege. I'm simply saying it was challenging to accept some of his life advice without also wondering if he realizes how limited or even impossible that advice might be for many other segments of our society.
Format read: Audiobook
