Scan barcode
Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'
Death Confetti: Pickers, Punks, and Transit Ghosts in Portland, Oregon by Jennifer Robin
1 review
queerandweird's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
3.0
Moved to PDX recently and seeking to learn more about the area from books and media, this book I found in the PNW section at the main library and was drawn to a woman author and the punk scene.
The author isn't someone I'd dig to emulate, she seems to resent the people she dates and spends time with; enabling (and I'd argue - encouraging) racist bus drivers rather than taking time to either discourage or educate them, same for her family. I have unhealthy family members as well, and I work to do all I can to help them change their behaviors for the better over time.
Perhaps the author benefits financially from her family in some way that challenging her family is too much a risk, or maybe she just can't be bothered about other people enough to change them, just observe them and publish a book about it.
Still, her writing is worth reading if you dig this style: wayward, punky, gritty short tales of poetry/prose, reminiscent of Bukowski or other drug-addled, often privileged (but sometimes working-class, or pretend to be) authors
The author isn't someone I'd dig to emulate, she seems to resent the people she dates and spends time with; enabling (and I'd argue - encouraging) racist bus drivers rather than taking time to either discourage or educate them, same for her family. I have unhealthy family members as well, and I work to do all I can to help them change their behaviors for the better over time.
Perhaps the author benefits financially from her family in some way that challenging her family is too much a risk, or maybe she just can't be bothered about other people enough to change them, just observe them and publish a book about it.
Still, her writing is worth reading if you dig this style: wayward, punky, gritty short tales of poetry/prose, reminiscent of Bukowski or other drug-addled, often privileged (but sometimes working-class, or pretend to be) authors
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Alcohol, and Body shaming
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Eating disorder
More...