This was a hilarious book! I love the way advice was implemented into the book surrounded my comedy which made it easier to read and digest! I really liked the narrator of this audiobook as well! If your looking for a good time, I would recommend this book!

Thank you Highbridge Audio for allowing me to read an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I appreciate that this author chose to share his thoughts and do so in an entertaining way. I chuckled a couple times while listening to this book. I enjoyed the humor. But honestly, I was bored for the majority of it. I found it hard to relate to. I’m not sure if I will recommend this book to others.

Thanks to the author/publisher/and NetGalley for the chance to listen and review the audio version of this book. It's a fact of life, one that many of us wish to deny, that we all get older. Steven Petrow's book Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old is an often amusing, sometimes poignant, honest and heartfelt look on getting older. Often drawing from his own experiences with his own aging as well as family and friends, Mr. Petrow does a wonderful job of examining the aging process, both in how we often view it as well as experience it. From dealing with my grandparents as well as my own parents (Not to mention while I don't consider myself quite old yet...I am getting up there in age myself), I could totally relate to just about every situation he explores. I found myself smiling and often nodding my head in agreement with much of what he writes about, remembering similar situations in my own life as I dealt with aging family members and what may and very well will be in my own future. Definitely worth a listen/read.

3.5 stars. This book was funny and entertaining. The author made a lot of great observations about growing older and wrote about what he intends to do differently than those he observed around him. As a young mobility aid user, I especially liked that he didn’t feed the stereotype about mobility aids being embarrassing and isn’t ashamed by the idea of using one someday.

I’m not exactly sure what genre this book falls under other than maybe just non-fic/entertainment. It wasn’t really a self-dev/advice type book and had strong autobiography type vibes because of how many personal stories it contained.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC audiobook!

3.5 smart stars, rounded up to 4
I started writing my ‘old age manifesto’ 2 years ago. Steven Petrow spent ten years jotting down things as his parents aged and asked friends to share ‘concerns’ about aging. Stupid Things I Won’t do when I Get Old is honest, practical, and a little bit funny. Petrow shares stories, especially of his parents, in personable, yet relatable ways. He also shares insights from friends who aged well.

A few of the dos and don’ts: Don’t hoard, don’t drive when you shouldn’t, do use a cane or walker rather than fall and break bones, do get hearing aids if you need them, do shower so you won’t smell bad, do consider writing your own obituary, do make sure your final wishes are known, do make friends of many ages, and say, “I love you” often.

Narrator Michael Butler Murray had a well-paced, easy-to-understand-and-listen-to voice.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was really not the right book for me and not at all what I have expected. I must say that I have no interest whatsoever in erectile disfunction in older men, dying your hair to look younger or just straight out lying about your age.

We are all getting older, no matter your current age, and being self-aware as to our changing needs and limitations is important. It's also important to be open to learning and trying new things. This book is a look at how the author is trying to age gracefully and what he's learned by watching those who've gone before him with thoughtfulness and humor. I love that his goal is to try to be more aware of how others are impacted. Yes, we all love our independence, but there's a time when those car keys need to be hung up for good. Seeing friends age, I've learned one can either choose to be stuck in the past or to move forward. Our best years can be ahead of us if we're open to moving forward.

Thank you HighBridge Audio and NetGalley for the audio ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Such an interesting twist on growing older! I listened to the audiobook and it was sentimental, sweet, educational and heartfelt! Author Steven Petrow at times made me sad, laugh out loud, take notes and agree with his assessment of his own family and the general population. There is lots of great advice on aging and how to change up our habits to better enjoy our later years!! This is entertaining as well as being an excellent resource!! I hope I haven’t double spaced! #StupidThingsIWon’tDoWhenIGetOld#NetGalley

Thank you NetGalley, Steven Petrow and Kensington Books for the audiobook.

This book really gives an amazing peek in someone's life and how he lives despite his growing age. He made this book personal and relatable. He talked about relationship between parents and the children and how they change or evolve as we age. It was very relatable.

This book starts in a humorous way. And I would say most of the book goes that way but as we dive deeper, it depicts some deeper and serious issues. He write all of it in amazingly honest way.

It is also a LGBTQA+ book, and I am glad I listened to it in pride month.