The Night Of The Gun
ISBN:
9781607517467 (1607517469)
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Writing,
Book Club,
Mystery,
Journalism,
Crime,
Biography Memoir,
True Crime,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness
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...
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.
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 ...
14 years ago
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