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pivic's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
zach_l's review against another edition
No star rating because I have legitimately no idea how to rate it. This is a memoir of sex and drugs, with a side of eccentric characters and struggling to fit in. Most of these sides revolve around the aforementioned drugs and sex. It does not make for a very compelling read. On the other hand, parts of it provide insight into life as a queer person in San Francisco/Los Angeles before HIV, and that perspective is rare to read because so many people who would have written it were taken too young by AIDS. You also get some fairly raw reflections on being in your 20s and trying to figure out who you are and what you want, though it is quite bleak in its perspective and outlook. If you are familiar with the author (I was not), it may be more interesting to read this book, but I would generally not recommend it.
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