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Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16 by Moshe Kasher
2 reviews
mattyvreads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Well written and well paced, this is an almost immersive, impressively honest, and thoughtfully structured account of a troubled child’s life. Unfortunately, it is a real account.
Kasher balances his wit with the sometimes tragic and often harrowing circumstances of his upbringing. It is thought-provoking and deeply moving memoir.
The author is raw and ernest in his discussion of drug and alcohol addiction. It is an impressive thing to be able to speak so candidly about such a personal and traumatic time. It demonstrates a level of vulnerability unparalleled by most autobiographers.
It is an impressive piece of literature.
(As a slight critique and side note: There are quite a few instances when the author uses some dated and offensive language. There is certainly a contextual element, as he is recounting what he heard and said in his youth at school, etc.. Still it gave me slight pause as a modern reader. He may have been able to allude to the use of the words without writing them out so many damn times… But I digress.)
Kasher balances his wit with the sometimes tragic and often harrowing circumstances of his upbringing. It is thought-provoking and deeply moving memoir.
The author is raw and ernest in his discussion of drug and alcohol addiction. It is an impressive thing to be able to speak so candidly about such a personal and traumatic time. It demonstrates a level of vulnerability unparalleled by most autobiographers.
It is an impressive piece of literature.
(As a slight critique and side note: There are quite a few instances when the author uses some dated and offensive language. There is certainly a contextual element, as he is recounting what he heard and said in his youth at school, etc.. Still it gave me slight pause as a modern reader. He may have been able to allude to the use of the words without writing them out so many damn times… But I digress.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Ableism, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, Rape, and Cultural appropriation
kathleen_theresa's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
3.5
It’s an incredible story but it gets a bit repetitive at times. The book ends a bit abruptly and I think it could have been balanced a bit more between is struggles and his recovery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Fatphobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Antisemitism
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