Reviews

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn

tittypete's review against another edition

4.0

Not bad. At times exciting and fresh at other times indulgent and plodding. But overall a good quick read.

briandice's review against another edition

4.0

A book this honest could easily be taken as bleak and depressing, but Flynn weaves the story of his relationship with his father with the look towards redemption and hope that make this an amazing memoir.

charliereed's review against another edition

4.0

Sharp writing with strong characters makes for a great read.

doing_fine_thanks's review against another edition

4.0

Extremely Boston, frequently sad.

keithbpatrick's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

zasey's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

writermattphillips's review against another edition

4.0

Really excellent. Inventive and haunting. A couple of the forms within the book I didn't like so much... but it was very inventive throughout.

ecrate's review against another edition

4.0

I'm not sure why I haven't heard of this book before I came across the enticing title in a used book shop. It's very well written, and intriguing.
The beginning of this book is fantastic. Flynn's words fly off the pages effortlessly. However, I felt like the ending was very sloppy. This isn't necessarily a bad thing though, as stylistically speaking it fit well with the messy stream of events. Sort of like a collection of 500 word anecdotes, chronologically arranged, surrounding a common theme.

thatbookishwriter's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

halfbird's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Minor: Racism and Homophobia