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ASIN: 0345423879
ID #107073
Product Type: Book
Reviewer: A Non-Existent User
Review Rated: GC
Amazon's Price: $ 17.00
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Summary of this Book...
I would like to start off this providing a warning to any drug addicts, especially heroin addicts, who are trying to stay clean: this book is a serious possible trigger. I speak from experience. HOWEVER, that being said, Candy is such a great book that I just kept reading it, even after I realized what I difficult thing it would be for me to read. It is a touching love story really, a tangle between three entities: the main character, his girlfriend (Candy), and heroin (probably the REAL main character). The story is painfully realistic, following the co-dependent, totally strung out, couple through boughts of excrutiating dope sickness, running endless scams to obtain money, several sad attempts at getting clean, and Candy's unwanted career as a prostitute. And through Davies' skilled writing, your bones will ache with every leg cramp the sick pair gets, your body shake with their waves of nausea; and you will feel their relief when they eventually inject the necessary cure into their tired veins, heroin. And in the end, you will find yourself wishing that their relationship will somehow mend itself, even in the face of so much evidence that their lives depend on being apart. Then, if you are like me, you will pray for a sequel--and count your blessings.
This type of Book is good for...
anyone who wants to learn about the nature of drug addiction. Or anyone who wants to learn about the nature of (some) relationships. Or anyone who wants to learn about another kind of life.
I especially liked...
the realistic, 99.9% accurate detail. This author hit everything about heroin addiction right on the friggin' head. Davies didn't sacrifice tact for realism one bit. The truth comes out: there ARE wonderful things about doing heroin. (Of course, the good is generally outweighed by the bad--addiction--and the author shows that, too.) Davies gets big points in my book for his honesty.
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to...
ahhhh...in the beginning, I wanted to get high. Do. Drugs. And. Lots. Of. Them. But when I finished the book, the real picture came back into focus for me. I wanted to write. And look for more books by this guy.
I recommend this Book because...
its just great. For an addict, like I mentioned, it can definitely be a trigger; but it also teaches yet another lesson we need to understand completely, 110%. For the non-user, this book provides a realistic peek into a subculture that is often misrepresented. Plus its just really well written.
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