Zipper Mouth
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1558617485 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A. Vaughn said Super weird but pretty good insight. So, I liked this book but it's also frustrating, in a sense I'm not quite sure what to make or it, but The writing needs someone with a good visual imagination to really make the story shine. It takes you on the rollercoaster of thoughts and emotions of someone in and out of rehab and using/coming down off of drugs and such. The poetry and word/syntax choices reminded me of 8th grade train of consciousness writings I used to do.Overall, probably a good book to read after watching something like Trainspotting. . A non-linear novel about astonishing drug use and love - Sylvia Plath-inspired poetry, William Burroughs-drenched story-telling "Zipper Mouth" is a wild ride of a book. Any number of times I wanted to read the overly long and complex sentences and the screwy paragraphs out loud to my friends. It veers from crazy episode to crazier event, and then manages to summarize itself before it zips off to another tangent. Weeks writes about drugs (some really dangerous drugs, maybe too many drugs, definitely too much speed), love, alcohol, outrageous nights out, movies, recovery, sleepless nights, buying a bagel, new girlfriends, stupid jobs, psychotic breaks, Sylvia Plath, girlfriend crushes, manic days, re-establishing yourself, and doing the laundry.Near the end, Weeks. Fireworks georgie hopton This is a heady, relentless journey through the drug-addled landscape of an unrequited love affair, perceived through the blood shot eyes of The Lover, an insatiable addict with a remarkably still intact, irrepressible sense of humour and a firework bright mind. It fizzes and pops and made me Ooh and Aagh - and Aaaaaaagh!!
Ranting letters to Judy Davis and Sylvia Plath, an unrequited fixation on a straight best friend, exalted nightclub epiphanies, devastating morning-after hangovers—Zipper Mouth chronicles the exuberance and mortification of a junkie, and transcends the chaos of everyday life.. WINNER OF A 2012 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARDSelected by Dave Eggers for Best American Nonrequired ReadingIn this extraordinary debut novel, Laurie Weeks captures the freedom and longing of life on the edge in New York City
"Brash, exuberant recalls Naked Lunch and imparts a fresh, lyrical sympathy Dreamy, impressionistic, and rapturous an ecstatic love story.” Publishers Weekly