A review by octavii42
Pain Killer: A Memoir of Big League Addiction by Brantt Myhres

dark inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

Whilst i enjoyed reading this book, its not particularly well written and can be quite repetitive. I fully expect the road to recovery to have ups and downs but he did repeat a lot of the same sentiments. I found it fascinating to get a peek inside the life of an NHLer, especially an enforcer. Although the league came good in the end to help him I do feel they (and others) were partly responsible in creating the problem. Im very glad that the role is pretty much extinct now and people have wised up. Also nice to know that he got be a part of the solution at the end. That whole bit about Newcastle was hilarious! I'm not surprised he didn't last long given our reputation for drinking!