Started this book before the allegations and charges came out, and finished it to see if it would provide any insight. It doesn't. While it provided some "I remember that" moments of 80s music and technology, and some reflections about being a visible minority before Toronto became multicultural, I'm with other reviewers who felt this book needed a good editor. The quirkyness of the lists, sentence fragments and repetition soon became tedious, it was a struggle to finish the book. I had a lot of fun reading Jian Ghomesh's '1982'. I'll admit that I was reading it both for pleasure and research, and on both fronts I was more than satisfied. I was four in '1982', however, I was still able to relate to much of what Ghomeshi wrote about. Amidst an excellent wealth of music information, clever lists, repetitive (and humorous) sentences, '1982' is really a personal and emotive story about fitting in and experiencing love - not just from someone else, but from within. Ghomeshi's writing voice is not unlike his radio voice - it is passionate, honest, clever, comical and, most importantly, poignantly relatable. It doesn't matter whether or not you like New Wave music, David Bowie, Adidas bags, phones with cords, Rush, high school lust and love - '1982' will still entertain you. And if you do like all these things, and especially the 80s, then you'll 'extra' enjoy this book.
What do You think about 1982 (2012)?
Meh.Enjoyed the music and technology nostalgia. Otherwise self-indulgent.
—Aya
A good trip down memory lane! Really enjoyed it.
—campbell4
