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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
An excellent book. I would certainly recommend this for anyone in AA. It's also just a whirlwind of a read.
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol
Excellent read for anyone struggling with addiction. And as far as memoirs go, this is a hell of a story. It was his writing style that wasn’t for me.
emotional
medium-paced
Interesting and completely candid retelling of Burroughs own struggle with alcoholism and sobriety and his foray into writing. I think I went into this expecting the same "wackiness" that was his popular Running with Scissors, and was turned around and completely engrossed by this honest discussion of addiction and recovery.
As usual, a perspective with no filters and a wonderfully skewed take on the world. An important read for anyone who has, or had, an addict in their life.
If you've never been inside an addiction, this will open the door so you can peak inside and see how in the world an addict can normalize what seems like madness to you.
If you've never been inside an addiction, this will open the door so you can peak inside and see how in the world an addict can normalize what seems like madness to you.
He is just a smart and witty writer. Keep thinking he is going to run out of horrific and crazy life stories to share and then another book comes out. I appreciate his wit and irony.