288 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781786890276
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Publication date: 07 May 1991
Description
From the author's violent childhood in suburbia to eventual homelessness on the streets and piers of New York City, to recognition as one of the most provocative artists of his generation - Close to the Knives is his powerful and iconoclastic memo...
Community Reviews Summary of 418 reviews
Moods
reflective 82%
emotional 78%
challenging 73%
sad 64%
informative 23%
inspiring 19%
tense 19%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 8%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Drug abuse, HomophobiaModerate
Terminal illness, Addiction, AlcoholismMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder288 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781786890276
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Publication date: 07 May 1991
Description
From the author's violent childhood in suburbia to eventual homelessness on the streets and piers of New York City, to recognition as one of the most provocative artists of his generation - Close to the Knives is his powerful and iconoclastic memo...
Community Reviews Summary of 418 reviews
Moods
reflective 82%
emotional 78%
challenging 73%
sad 64%
informative 23%
inspiring 19%
tense 19%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 8%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Drug abuse, HomophobiaModerate
Terminal illness, Addiction, AlcoholismMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder