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luciaeve's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
why_balloo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
alexandrabree's review against another edition
1.0
DNF
I hated the prose, I hated the audiobook narrator, I hated how glamourized the first 3 chapters I got through were. This was a sales pitch for drugs (at least up to this point) super annoying.
I hated the prose, I hated the audiobook narrator, I hated how glamourized the first 3 chapters I got through were. This was a sales pitch for drugs (at least up to this point) super annoying.
adorablyblush's review against another edition
2.0
It was an interesting read. I picked this book up from Salvos not expecting it to be about a prostitution. The first few sentence hooked me and I was drawn into the world of a drug addict that became a prostitute for cash.
What really killed it for me was my frustration and anger. There were so many times that I wanted to just throw the book across the room out of frustration of how she had to go back into rehab over and over again, only to end up taking drugs once again after she was released, the disappointment that she brought to everyone around her, and how she seemed proud at men wanting her body to satisfy their own needs. In the end, I just gave up at about a hundred pages or so.
What really killed it for me was my frustration and anger. There were so many times that I wanted to just throw the book across the room out of frustration of how she had to go back into rehab over and over again, only to end up taking drugs once again after she was released, the disappointment that she brought to everyone around her, and how she seemed proud at men wanting her body to satisfy their own needs. In the end, I just gave up at about a hundred pages or so.
chelseamanda's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.5
godhateskeely's review against another edition
5.0
no thoughts just rung dry from feeling every single human emotion due to this memoir
briaraq's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
This was a lot.
The author is a very
vain person, and I wasn’t expecting that. I hate that she had to go through all this, but I’m glad she’s better.
The author is a very
vain person, and I wasn’t expecting that. I hate that she had to go through all this, but I’m glad she’s better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual content
kcmomof2's review against another edition
4.0
This is a biography of a women who from age 24 to 30ish was horribly addicted to heroin. The book chronicles her life to the pit of hell and back again. Not for the morally pious as this women sustained herself as a prostitute and thief so you have to be willing to take the plunge with her to the less savory side of life. Book takes place in Melbourne Australia but I have to tell you the urban feel could easily have been New York or any major metro. I was moved by the steadfastness her family maintained during her repeated falls from grace. A true testimony to tough love that I hope none of us have to experience. I actually enjoyed this book but I am not sure everyone could. It would almost be easier to read if you thought it was fiction!