Suggest me books about drug abuse/promiscuity/mental illness/depravation
Basically anything of the above, like a personal who is slowly spiralling and goes in a downward spiral of abuse/alcoholism/drugs/violence/mental illness/promiscuity/social exclusion or any of the above.
Try out Ethan Hawke’s memoir, ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’, about his life post-cheating on his then-wife, Uma Thurman.
ChunkierSky8 on
The bible.
Beerguy26 on
Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
erikxiv on
The Vegetarian
Nai2411 on
Jesus’ Son – Denis Johnson
Trainspotting – Irvine Welsh
Ecstasy Club – Douglas Rushkoff
Requiem for a Dream – Hubert Sely Jr.
Comfortable_Goal1905 on
tropic of cancer, anything by the beats
RefinedGentleman24 on
Reddit for Dummies
Jules_Chaplin on
Mark Lanegan’s memoir Sing Backwards and Weep
Everything/Nothing/Someone by Alice Carrière
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Less than Zero, Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
A woman copes with her depression by taking enough medication to sleep through an entire year. Fits your description nearly to a T, it’s a very fun read.
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You might like mine. Set in amongst the late80’s/ 90’s rave and festival scenes..
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I just read “ponyboy” it’s exactly that, but the main character is a trans guy.
dpth55 on
zoo station by Christiane F.
kind of/pretty much talks about her story with heroin addiction, (c) prostitution, berlin, the drug scene at that time, etc. But I don’t know how widely available the English translation is or how well it was executed since it’s in German, and I’ve only read it in said language
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The Secret History is all about bright young people spiraling into addiction, violence, incest, etc, and is a compelling and hypnotic read.
PrimalHonkey on
The Elementary Particles
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Trainspotting! It’s about a group of Scottish heroin addicts. Written in the 90s
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*Crooked Smile*: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime
By Jack Moody
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Trainspotting. Also an excellent movie.
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Kathleen Glasgow – Girl in Pieces, You‘d be Home now and How to make friends with the dark.
Salty-Okra on
X by Davie Davis
The Showrunner by James Frankie Thomas
LoveGoldens545 on
“I Forgot to Die” by Khalil Rafati
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Tampa
black-flamingos on
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Boy Parts by Eliza Clarke
House of Leaves
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Wasting Talent by Ryan Leone
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Most of Augusten Burroughs’s books. The first one that springs to mind is Dry which is about his battle with alcoholism.
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Shuggie Bain.
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Requiem for a dream has stayed with me for years. Read it
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Try out Ethan Hawke’s memoir, ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’, about his life post-cheating on his then-wife, Uma Thurman.
The bible.
Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
The Vegetarian
Jesus’ Son – Denis Johnson
Trainspotting – Irvine Welsh
Ecstasy Club – Douglas Rushkoff
Requiem for a Dream – Hubert Sely Jr.
tropic of cancer, anything by the beats
Reddit for Dummies
Mark Lanegan’s memoir Sing Backwards and Weep
Everything/Nothing/Someone by Alice Carrière
Less than Zero, Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
A woman copes with her depression by taking enough medication to sleep through an entire year. Fits your description nearly to a T, it’s a very fun read.
You might like mine. Set in amongst the late80’s/ 90’s rave and festival scenes..
I just read “ponyboy” it’s exactly that, but the main character is a trans guy.
zoo station by Christiane F.
kind of/pretty much talks about her story with heroin addiction, (c) prostitution, berlin, the drug scene at that time, etc. But I don’t know how widely available the English translation is or how well it was executed since it’s in German, and I’ve only read it in said language
The Secret History is all about bright young people spiraling into addiction, violence, incest, etc, and is a compelling and hypnotic read.
The Elementary Particles
Trainspotting! It’s about a group of Scottish heroin addicts. Written in the 90s
*Crooked Smile*: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime
By Jack Moody
Trainspotting. Also an excellent movie.
Kathleen Glasgow – Girl in Pieces, You‘d be Home now and How to make friends with the dark.
X by Davie Davis
The Showrunner by James Frankie Thomas
“I Forgot to Die” by Khalil Rafati
Tampa
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Boy Parts by Eliza Clarke
House of Leaves
Wasting Talent by Ryan Leone
Most of Augusten Burroughs’s books. The first one that springs to mind is Dry which is about his battle with alcoholism.
Shuggie Bain.
Requiem for a dream has stayed with me for years. Read it
Valley of the Dolls