The summary describes the author as an "alcoholic Holden Caulfield" and I would say that they're right because Holden Caulfield is a spoiled brat and so is the author of this book. This book paints a picture of the most screwed up idea of love and shouldn't be idolized by anyone. This book is on tumblr/twitter for the infamous first page, but the rest of the book is boring and oddly paced until the very end. The author of this book is whiny and annoying from the beginning and this book does nothing but romanticize the idea of hurt people hurting people. It is incredibly explicit, and unless you want your 13 to be reading about at 30 year old's sexual exploits and drunken escapades, I say steer them away from this one. This book is NOT, I repeat, not for children. Please for the love of all that is good, monitor your children. I work at a bookstore and was informed that the main age group buying this book is 13-15. How dare you compare this garbage to one of the greatest authors of all time? Pitiful. Scott Fitzgerald but for the iPad generation, SHAME ON YOU. A couple things First off, to the author on the back of the book who compared this to F. Kicking off with Diary of an Oxygen Thief, an underground cult favorite and a New York Times best seller, the series has been described by New York Magazine as “kinky, artsy, and swoon-worthy.I have everything and nothing to say about this book. Whether or not his story is “true,” the writing is nonetheless an impressively honest portrayal of abuse, alcoholism, and mental health issues, and how they affect relationships. While the author remains unknown, it is clear that he is intimately familiar with the situations he portrays. His delivery pulls the listener into the inner workings of a devious, cunning, and damaged mind. The nameless voice is steady, frank, and unflinching, never shying away from the outrageous and repulsive acts detailed in each audiobook. Narrated by the anonymous author, Diary of an Oxygen Thief and its sequels are brutally honest in a way that only being a voice from the shadows allows. At turns darkly hilarious, deeply twisted, and sobering, this fictional (or is it?) series presents a startling portrait of modern-day love. Has he truly recovered from his impulse to welcome cruelty into his intimate relationships? In the follow-up, Chameleon in a Candy Store, he slips back into his manipulative habits and adds online deception. Then, he meets an alluring aspiring photographer in New York City and falls in love. When he moves to the United States, he grapples with even more problems-culture shock, the absurdity of corporate America, unsettling changes in his socioeconomic status, and paranoia. After attending AA meetings and being forced to confront the horrors he inflicted on girlfriend after girlfriend, the narrator feels a measure of remorse and intense self-loathing. The debut novel, Diary of an Oxygen Thief, opens with the narrator and protagonist, an Irish advertising executive living in London, describing the pleasure he used to get from emotionally abusing women. Published anonymously, The Diaries of an Oxygen Thief trilogy delves into the inner mind of an addict with a legacy of pain. In a shockingly honest account, a man details his past as an abusive alcoholic and his intoxicating, painful, and dangerous relationships with women.
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