Failure Is Not NOT an Option
How the Chubby Gay Son of a Jesus-Obsessed Lesbian Found Love, Family, and Podcast Success...and a Bunch of Other Stuff
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Patrick Hinds
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Patrick Hinds
About this listen
Patrick Hinds has failed. A lot. In fact, he’s kind of an expert at it—which is why he’s uniquely qualified to say that failure is a good thing.
On paper, the chubby, poor, gay son of a lesbian who wrote pornographic letters to Jesus isn’t the person that you think of when you hear the word success. Yet Patrick Hinds has somehow managed to bungle his way through to become the successful cohost of True Crime Obsessed—a podcast with more than 200 million downloads.
Before that, though, he failed at many, many things. Patrick’s life is a series of fiascos, missteps, and just plain bad ideas. An eternal optimist, he’s always thrown himself into everything he’s done, even when he probably shouldn’t have. He devoted himself to becoming an actor even though he was terrible, started a daycare even though he hated kids, and somehow had a disastrous time with Bea Arthur...even though he couldn’t be gayer.
Both heartfelt and hilarious, Failure Is Not NOT an Option lets Patrick’s signature storytelling style shine—and it’s also the only book to bravely and definitively declare:
- Failing simply means that you tried (and if you try enough, eventually success will be an option, too).
- Ted Bundy is. Not. Hot.
By trying, and yes, failing at so many things, Patrick finally found his way—to a great career, a great husband, and a great family. Along the way, there were hurdles to jump, unexpected surprises, and no shortage of laughter. Failure is Not NOT an Option is a fun and outrageous listen that will raise you up—and provide a soft landing pad for the next time you fall.
©2023 Patrick Hinds (P)2023 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Failure Is Not NOT an Option
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- Lynne Wiker
- 2023-10-02
Finally … She came out!
Loved it! Patrick is hilarious … girl, ya nailed it. Thank you for this very relatable & funny coming of age story. Highly recommending to my friends 💗
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- Allison
- 2023-09-29
So charming and funny!
I love how honest and real Patrick is. Loved learning about his life. Patrick’s performance was perfect.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-09-29
Fabulous. Just what I needed.
It was a delight to listen to Patrick tell his story. I remember listening to True Crime Obsessed since they had fewer than 10 reviews on Apple Reviews and I feel as though I know them although we’ve never met. I’ve heard bits of some of these stories over the years but it was so good hearing Patrick telling us the stories behind the stories. What a great listen. I’ll return to listen more than once. Thanks for the listen, Patrick.
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- Shelby
- 2023-10-26
Way too short! I need more!!
Absolutely loved every second of the book. When I noticed I was on the last chapter, I out loud yelled NOO!!! I need hours more of this! I have also caught up on all the True Crime Obsessed episodes. Definitely recommend this book to anyone who love to laugh. Great job, Patrick! ❤️
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- Ct
- 2023-09-27
I AM OBSESSED!!!!
This book was everything I hoped it would be. I listened to the whole thing in one day. I both laughed and cried out loud. It’s relatable, uplifting, hilarious and motivational. This is going on my re-read list. Hero bells!
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- Jeanelle
- 2023-10-12
I want more
if you love Patrick from his podcasts, you will love this book. prepare to be wowed.
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- Jodi
- 2023-10-11
If you aren’t a fan before reading, you won’t be after
After the build up I expected more interesting stories. A lot of mediocre here. Not sure who this story is for.
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