Kill Your Friends - John Niven

A vulgar orgy of drugs, obscenities, racism, alcohol abuse, and well, orgies all in the context of the late '90s music industry scene. The insight into the industry was intriguing while the first-person narrative's seemingly unending litany of offensive comments was disgusting and offensive (yet well-written). Something compelled me to push through - there must be something worthwhile here - yet the legal drama did not take any bigger importance in the latter half of the book and the storyline continued to be carried almost solely on an ongoing list of abuses to himself and other. The desired comeuppance never came and no lessons were learned. The interview with the author indicate that this was a fairly accurate glimpse into big music which is rather disgusting if true.

September 2012
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Haiku - Andrew Vachss

An interesting perspective being told from the point of view of a homeless man. Not only that but a recovering narcissist to boot. Plenty of in-his-mind revelations that were intriguing in addition to the mini heist that the story revolved around. Enough to keep me entertained though perhaps not enthralled.

August 2012
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