Another example of "hype" — 4 years ago
NOT WORTH CONSUMING
I had this book in my wishlist for a while. I have come to undestand that misleading marketing is indeed present in literature, I guess I’ve been naive.
You can tell that this book is an exaggeration, with more fiction than truth, an elaborate attempt to shock and disturb. I don’t find it believable, actually I would if it was marketed as fiction, but this is just boring, no wonder the movie was not successful.


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wearebledofcolor
I greatly enjoyed the book but I do agree that it sounded more like realistic fiction than a memoir.
ominouspeach
i think that style of writing in particular is derived from something called gonzo journalism/ “new journalism”. it was used back in the day by a few authors. allen ginsberg, tom wolfe, truman capote. but yeah, i agree the genre has been rehashed 1,000 times and consequently there’s a lot of junk out there.
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