It actually makes for a more satisfying experience." ( Excerpted from EV Grief.)įirst he steals the oxygen from you, then he spits it right back in your face. Because we can’t Google anyone we’re forced to make up our own minds about what’s happening in the narrative. "Also writing anonymously allows me to inhabit the reader more effectively. I love that there’s no cheesy photo on the backcover and that we don’t have to hear about how the writer lives in Connecticut or San Francisco or Brooklyn or wherever with his two dogs and a cat. Currently-lives in New York, New York USA.Anyway if you enjoy dark looks at individuals that are constantly sarcastic, you might enjoy this book.Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big Cityĭiary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us. Imagine Dennis Reynolds, Don Draper, and Holden Caulfield all mixed together. The main character is very clearly a piece of shit though. This might be because I’ve read American Psycho but who knows. ![]() However, I didn’t feel as if the book was as depraved as I had been led to believe. ![]() Throughout though, he proves himself to be an unreliable narrator and the books has its humorous moments.īut this book was hyped up to me as something extremely disturbed and not for the faint of heart. Things pick back up when he meets a woman he genuinely cares about but is very cold / cruel to him. The first few pages really grip you in with a strong hook but falters after the narrator describes his 5th or 6th relationship. For those who never heard of it, it’s basically a character study on someone who emotionally abuses women that he casually dates. I want to start by saying I totally understand why people dislike this book, it isn’t for everyone. Example: Hello.Įxplanation of our link flairs Join our /r/bookclub Don't forget /new! Filter by Flair AMA Weekly Thread Mod PostĪma Check out this week's Thread Calendar
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