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Michael Guinzburg

Auteur de Envoie-moi au ciel, Scotty

6 oeuvres 72 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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Œuvres de Michael Guinzburg

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Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Professions
Film-maker
novelist
Relations
Gam, Rita (mother)

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A darkly humorous look at addiction and twelve-step programs, and how sometimes the cure can be worse than the affliction. Ed, as he states in the opening sentence, is a "stupid stinking drug addict and alcoholic." Desperate to rehabilitate himself, he joins Hard Drugs Anonymous to kick the habit. However, when he takes one of the first steps of the program - to eliminate temptation - a little too literally, the cure becomes a whole new problem. If you thought crackheads were funny, wait until serial murders wind up in the mix. This is a satire, not an journalistic expose, so don't expect the world that Ed lives in to resemble a gritty documentary on drug addiction and street violence. It might not be 100% realistic, but it is smart, violent, and hilarious all the way to the end.… (plus d'informations)
 
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smichaelwilson | 1 autre critique | Apr 11, 2017 |
Beam Me Up, Scotty was just random book I bought in a discount book store in Edinburgh while I was backpacking. I was pleasantly surprised about how funny it was, with a dark humour I enjoy. A drug addict--[b:on the road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573] to a straight, sober life--meets colourful characters as he follows a recovery program, warping it to suit his own agenda on what a drug-free life means.
 
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cantinera | 1 autre critique | Mar 30, 2013 |

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Œuvres
6
Membres
72
Popularité
#243,043
Évaluation
½ 3.7
Critiques
2
ISBN
13
Langues
1

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