by Scott Brick, Nick Flynn
Good, effective memoir/story of the author's father's struggle with homelessness and alcohol and drug use. Very well-written and compelling. A good read.
Despite the important topic here (homelessness and poverty in America), the book was lacking in impact for me. I found it a struggle to get through, not because it was too strong or too upsetting, but because I never found a way in. It felt as self-important as "A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking ...
Being FlynnbyNick FlynnI guess they couldn't call the movie'Another Bulls**t Night in Suck City' the original title of this darkly funny and poetic memoir.Nick Flynn met his father when he was working as a caseworker in a homeless shelter in Boston. “…some part of me knew he would show up, that if I...
Being FlynnbyNick FlynnI guess they couldn't call the movie'Another Bulls**t Night in Suck City' the original title of this darkly funny and poetic memoir.Nick Flynn met his father when he was working as a caseworker in a homeless shelter in Boston. “…some part of me knew he would show up, that if I...
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