book reviews times|Crack Is Wack

i picked up ‘the night of the gun,’ a memoir written by current new york times columnist and former cokehead/alcoholic david carr, and expected it to read like most accounts of substance abuse i’ve thumbed through in the past (and let me assure you i have thumbed through my fair share). and i got what i expected. sort of. if you’re looking for a well-researched (carr backs up his story with interviews, articles, and official records in an effort not to repeat the oprah-enraging mistakes of this decade’s most famous memoir fabricator) and sometimes disturbing account of the perils of shooting, snorting, and freebasing cocaine — as well as the redemptive power of recovery — you’ll get it. but, as i was happy to discover, ‘the night of the gun’ is much more than that. in addition to grim details of carr’s days as an abusive, maniacal drug addict and inspirational tales of single parenting and getting clean (i admittedly teared up a few times), the reader gets something more unique and ultimately more resonant: a nuanced look into the subjective and largely unreliable nature of our own memories. as the book progresses, carr (and the reader alongside him) discovers that some firmly-believed truths about his past are, in fact, untrue, that some of his most vivid memories are, in fact, inaccurate. what carr himself once regarded as certain is repeatedly cast into doubt by friends, family, and other, more sober witnesses. how could this be? carr reminds the reader that memory …

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categories Book Reviews | November 22, 2011

24 Comments to “book reviews times|Crack Is Wack”

  1. By TheDeltronz, November 22, 2011 @ 4:48 am

    @RosenRooth

    song name is da rude – sandstorm……i used to party alot when i was younger thats how i know hahaha… cant help u with question #1 tho heh

  2. By killderekdead, November 22, 2011 @ 5:15 am

    While you were thinking of those intelligent things in the shower, I was thinking about you.

  3. By RosenRooth, November 22, 2011 @ 5:33 am

    1. Are u lesbian?
    2. Song name 1:04? Please :)
    3. Thank you

  4. By poodlelord, November 22, 2011 @ 6:10 am

    BEST BOOK REVIEW EVER.

  5. By MattTheFlyDude, November 22, 2011 @ 6:56 am

    The Mall of America is like 20 minutes away from where I live..

  6. By SuperDanteTV, November 22, 2011 @ 7:53 am

    Crack is wack
    Why i need is weed

  7. By Fragaholik, November 22, 2011 @ 8:43 am

    @oolykwut I second that shit.

  8. By TheOladayo, November 22, 2011 @ 8:59 am

    YOU SCARE ME

  9. By oolykwut, November 22, 2011 @ 9:38 am

    Ahaha, you are pretty fucking cool chick.

  10. By Adamlindboe, November 22, 2011 @ 9:44 am

    just got done reading this book, i enjoyed ur thoughts about it.

  11. By levandrian, November 22, 2011 @ 9:46 am

    k.flay, i want to marry you and all but it’s whack.

  12. By levandrian, November 22, 2011 @ 9:50 am

    too bad she wasn’t thinking about me in the shower. :( :D

  13. By OfficialDJDopeMan, November 22, 2011 @ 10:47 am

    me and you would be best friends :D

  14. By ultragaming1993, November 22, 2011 @ 11:16 am

    Thumbs up if she is HOT! #LOL

  15. By dave24ie, November 22, 2011 @ 12:07 pm

    Your hot!!

  16. By SalehUddin1986, November 22, 2011 @ 12:42 pm

    Some things that happened in 1005 AD. Macbeth was (possibly) born.Samuel of Bulgaria lost the city of Durres to the Eastern Roman Empire. Fatimid Sultan al-Hakim founded ‘The House of Knowledge’, a university in Eygpt. The Liao and Song Chinese dynasties signed the treaty of Shanyuan. Umm.. that’s all I could be bothered finding. Might I suggest a book review of ’1000 AD’? Or not.

  17. By collin1002, November 22, 2011 @ 1:02 pm

    like oceans 11 cept were not robbin banks WERE READING BOOKS!

  18. By KllswtchOvrDrv, November 22, 2011 @ 1:47 pm

    hahaha funny ass cut scenes

  19. By skadada, November 22, 2011 @ 2:44 pm

    i got a better joke, that is not right. “how did hellen kellar lose her virginity?” “someone forgot to take the plunger out of the toilet.” hehehe wiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn suck on thattttttttttttt one

  20. By KingAlanI, November 22, 2011 @ 2:54 pm

    digging your music, now starting to dig your book reviews.

  21. By AirSoftDealerNy, November 22, 2011 @ 2:56 pm

    @3433penguin If you dont know anything about someone and if you dont like a video just dont even comment and carry on.

  22. By Wangin8r, November 22, 2011 @ 3:06 pm

    SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU UGLY CUNT

  23. By RapperiLLy, November 22, 2011 @ 3:55 pm

    my friend from work told me about you…its absolutely hilarious because me and you are like exactly the same… your the shit..i been rapping for 2 years

  24. By 3433penguin, November 22, 2011 @ 4:03 pm

    this is wack not crack

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