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The Night of the Gun - David Carr
The Night of the Gun
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"In one sense, my story is a common one, a white boy misdemeanant who lands in a ditch and is restored to sanity through the love of his family, a God of his understanding and a support group that will go unnamed. But if the whole truth is told, it does not end there. "The book will be... show more
"In one sense, my story is a common one, a white boy misdemeanant who lands in a ditch and is restored to sanity through the love of his family, a God of his understanding and a support group that will go unnamed. But if the whole truth is told, it does not end there. "The book will be fundamentally different than a tell-all, or more commonly, tell-most. It will be a rigorously clear-eyed reported memoir in which the process of discovery will be part of the narrative motor...For instance, my brother asked if I was going to give him credit for bailing me out after I was arrested for possession of pot as an 18-yr.-old in a Wisconsin state park. I had not even remembered the incident. "You remember the story you can live with, not the one that happened."
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9781416541523 (1416541527)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 385
Edition language: English
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marlena
marlena rated it
Well this book was a whole lot of self-indulgent nothing. It's the story of a horrible douchebag who becomes less of a horrible douchebag over time. Mind you, this is supposed to be impressive. (Spoiler: It's not.) David Carr presents his crowning achievement - the whole basis of his redemption - as...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it
4.0 The Night of the Gun: A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own.
Carr uses a unique approach that I found engrossing to tell the harrowing stories of his alcoholism, drug addition, and battle with cancer. Candid, raw, and often quite funny.
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it
3.0 The Night of the Gun: A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own.
Fascinating on many levels, this memoir was written by a reporter who fact-checked himself rigorously. In so doing, he discovered that many of his memories were false or significantly altered from the reality experienced by the other participants. The layer added by his exploration of the nature of ...
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