Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir by Mark Lanegan

6 reviews

sleeplesswitch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is the most grueling, heartbreaking and beyond beautiful memoir I have ever read. The story of Mark Lanagan's seemingly unending battle with addiction, loss and survival. Highly recommend for those who love the 90's Seattle music scene and are prepared for heart wrenching saga filled with sex, drugs and rock and roll. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thedocument's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical trauma

kieranyes's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

It's astonishing that this man lived to the age of 57. What an absolutely crazy, depraved life. RIP.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs

iplaruf's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

Screaming Trees was a favorite band in the 90s. I didn’t know much about Lanegan back then but when he passed this last week (2/22/2022) it broke my heart: our Seattle music icons are nearly gone. 
I ate this book up in a few days - it was in turns intense, heartbreaking, and funny. Lanegan was a broken man and it is terribly sad that he was clean for only a decade before his death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, and Vomit

endlessbummer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

fosterwalrus's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol