A review by peggy_racham
The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life by Robert Goolrick

5.0

This starts as a family portrait but is actualy a rendering of a tragic, horrible moment and its echo through the authors life. Perhaps I would like it less if I didn't feel so strongly with the author. The author doesn't sugercoat his life so this book is graphic but its not less real or worth reading because it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Body horror, Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, Incest, Rape, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief