rita_reads_cda's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Audiobook: Prior to listening, I only knew Lanegan as the lead singer of a band from the boom of Seattle’s 90s music scene. Fascinating stuff.
It was difficult to put down this brutally honest memoir.
It was difficult to put down this brutally honest memoir.
yasdnilr's review against another edition
5.0
This contains more than I needed descriptions of using, hanging out and using again. I was visibly irritated by the end.
Secondly Courtney Love saved Mark Lanegan’s life. Confirmed in this book.
Thirdly, I met Mark once, post final rehab, and he was so lovely I nearly died right then and there. I think I’ll miss him always
Secondly Courtney Love saved Mark Lanegan’s life. Confirmed in this book.
Thirdly, I met Mark once, post final rehab, and he was so lovely I nearly died right then and there. I think I’ll miss him always
sezzaj's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
Don't get me wrong I loved this book. It's raw, brutally honest and emotionally charged. This is what is both fantastic about this book... and its downside. It is hard to wade through just over 300 pages of someone reeling from emotional trauma, consumed by addictions and perpetually making self sabotaging and self destructive choices. The emotions are raw, the pain blindingly obvious and the resilience extraordinary. Lanegan should have been a music legend in his own right - every bit as much as Kurt, Eddie, Chris et al. Sadly his addictions meant he squandered opportunities and wasted his incredible talent. This book was equally relentless and brilliant.
natlikestoread's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt