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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Seven Stories Pr
Publication date
May 22, 2012
Pages
251
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781609804015
ISBN-10
1609804015
Dimensions
0.75 by 7 by 4.75 in.
Weight
0.52 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A modern homage to William S. Burroughâs classic Junky, the new novel Drugs is the sparse, beautifully unassuming account of one manâs life of drug use.
As Robert Crumb, who illustrated the book jacket, says,
âJ. R. Helton really speaks to meâstarkly honest, darkly funny, acutely observant, and captures the tragic absurdity of human life. . . . [H]eâs right up there with the best of them.â
This fictionalized memoir is told in masterfully wry, Spartan prose with no apologies for a drug-userâs lifestyle, and instead looks back on it with clever insight and an appreciation for everything felt and observed. With self-awareness and conviction, Helton avoids the sensationalist commentary so common to drug memoirs and instead favors the honest details, the effects of each drug on his body and on his soul. The result is a sincerely told tale of adventure, debauchery, and absurdity.
As Robert Crumb, who illustrated the book jacket, says,
âJ. R. Helton really speaks to meâstarkly honest, darkly funny, acutely observant, and captures the tragic absurdity of human life. . . . [H]eâs right up there with the best of them.â
This fictionalized memoir is told in masterfully wry, Spartan prose with no apologies for a drug-userâs lifestyle, and instead looks back on it with clever insight and an appreciation for everything felt and observed. With self-awareness and conviction, Helton avoids the sensationalist commentary so common to drug memoirs and instead favors the honest details, the effects of each drug on his body and on his soul. The result is a sincerely told tale of adventure, debauchery, and absurdity.
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Paperback
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from Seven Stories Pr (May 22, 2012)
9781609804015 | details & prices | 251 pages | 7.00 × 4.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.52 lbs | List price $15.95
About: A modern homage to William S.
About: A modern homage to William S.
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