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Actual rating: 1.5/5 stars
Hmmm. Where do I start?
Let's begin by the fact that this book is a FRAUD.
I didn't know that when I was still half-a-book, but when I found out, I didn't want to finish. I mean, why read a book that is a literary HOAX? Anyways, I didn't want to dissapoint my friend(the one who gave me this book), so I FINISHED the whole thing.
What can I say? It was gripping. The imagery was great. When he was describing about him throwing up, I LITERALLY felt it. And yes, his writing did confused me. No quotation marks and written in a VERY relaxed pace(Pretty unique if you ask me). It did took a few more re-reads to figure out which one was the talking and which one was the narration. The best part was the second-half: It moved much faster than the first.
The process of a very stubborn, angry man to a man who realizes that he is happy without drugs was indeed believable(I'm floored by his brutal honesty. *sarcasm*). If being an Addict makes you a hateful, pain in the ass, then I don't want to be one. This book is very helpful to make people stay sober.
And then there's Lilly. Remember her? Of course you do. She just didn't seem . . . believable. I guess i just found some of James Frey's "million little lies".
In conclusion, if you want a book that is explicit and at the same time makes you realize of what being an Addict REALLY means, then this book is for you. If you want a book that is a REAL memoir from someone who used to be an Addict, then I'm very sorry. This is not the right book.
Hmmm. Where do I start?
Let's begin by the fact that this book is a FRAUD.
I didn't know that when I was still half-a-book, but when I found out, I didn't want to finish. I mean, why read a book that is a literary HOAX? Anyways, I didn't want to dissapoint my friend(the one who gave me this book), so I FINISHED the whole thing.
What can I say? It was gripping. The imagery was great. When he was describing about him throwing up, I LITERALLY felt it. And yes, his writing did confused me. No quotation marks and written in a VERY relaxed pace(Pretty unique if you ask me). It did took a few more re-reads to figure out which one was the talking and which one was the narration. The best part was the second-half: It moved much faster than the first.
The process of a very stubborn, angry man to a man who realizes that he is happy without drugs was indeed believable(I'm floored by his brutal honesty. *sarcasm*). If being an Addict makes you a hateful, pain in the ass, then I don't want to be one. This book is very helpful to make people stay sober.
And then there's Lilly. Remember her? Of course you do. She just didn't seem . . . believable. I guess i just found some of James Frey's "million little lies".
In conclusion, if you want a book that is explicit and at the same time makes you realize of what being an Addict REALLY means, then this book is for you. If you want a book that is a REAL memoir from someone who used to be an Addict, then I'm very sorry. This is not the right book.