gryffennavi42's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very interesting read to see how drugs can affect someone. Being the wife of a recovered addict I could relate to this book on many levels.
storybookvisitor's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
clairezidich's review
5.0
As someone who had lived with a drug addict for many years in my early 20’s I always gravitate towards books like this. To try and understand and perhaps open my mind further to how their behaviour becomes so destructive. It’s hard to read how drugs can trump everything but at the same time it offers relief in a way that there was nothing else I could have done to help the person I lived with. The book itself was brilliant, well written, fast paced and entertaining while also being miserable and frustrating. Hah! It’s hard not to hate drug addicts who lie, steal, cheat and cause their loved ones immeasurable pain, but books like this go a long way to understanding why they do it!
nicola_carstens's review against another edition
5.0
I was browsing the non-fiction books on Amazon Kindle, and found this one. From the first sentence, I was hooked (excuse the pun). The author is obviously highly educated, and I really enjoyed this read. It helped me to understand the appeal of drugs, and the process of getting clean. I needed to read this, to have empathy for a family member who is going through something similar.
I really enjoyed this book, and wish Brett the best on his path to sobriety.
I really enjoyed this book, and wish Brett the best on his path to sobriety.
kass32's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
felixsanchez's review against another edition
2.0
This is difficult to review. On one hand, it is obvious Douglas struggled with addiction in an incredibly serious way, and has been able to confront and expose this with brutal honesty. But I just cannot get past the fact he is not, or at least does not portray himself to be, a very thoughtful and reflective person. He does not give any thought to where or why his addiction arose other than sheer hedonism - he just liked feeling good, being high. He didn’t analyse his deeply middle-class roots and the privilege of him being a white drug addict, and the ability to ‘bounce back’ after imprisonment, or whilst in the thick of addiction. I admire his ability to be brutally honest, but think this could’ve done with some more hard thinking.
eyvkueller's review against another edition
5.0
Written a bit like a douchbag frat boy would write stories, still entertaining none the less. His stories hit on the shock factor similar to Tucker Max in 'I hope they serve beer in hell' The steps to his recovery are very thought provoking and insightful on how to not treat people.
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