|
Loading... More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addictionby Elizabeth Wurtzel
LibraryThing recommendationsMember recommendationsLoading...
won't like
will probably not like
will probably like
will like
will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  shoesonwrong | Oct 14, 2008 |  This is the third novel by Elizabeth Wurtzel and it picks up where Prozac Nation left off for the most part in a narrative of her life. It tells of her addiction to Ritalin and Cocaine whilst writing her second non-fiction novel Bitch. At times it is a very moving tale told in a very similar style to Prozac Nation. Wurtzel is kind og annoying, but at least she is honest. It seems she is learning to be more honest with herself, which is a good thing. She will always remain an addict in recovery, but hopefully she won't relapse again. Her writing is engaging and clever, it draws you in as a reader, sometimes against your wishes. I hope she can stay happy and clean, but then what would she write about? (  ) Rhinoa | Aug 22, 2007 | I forgot what an amazing writer Elizabeth Wurtzel is. Even describing herself at her worst, she manages to write honestly and beautifully, in a way that makes you just want to keep turning the pages, find out what other amazing thing she's going to say. As I read I realize that so often she isn't someone I'd want to be around, but I can't put her down. (  ) superblondgirl | Aug 20, 2007 | At first, I didn't enjoy this book as much as Prozac Nation, which was raw and gripping. However, midway through, I became attached yet again to Wurtzel and I wondered how things would turn out and was rooting for her. At first she appears to be whiny and selfish. But the secret to her writing is that she get the reader to feel how depression or addiction really feels. ( ) jennifour | Nov 2, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Book description |
|
Elizabeth Wurtzel published her memoir of depression, Prozac Nation, to astonishing literary acclaim. A cultural phenomenon by age twenty-six, she had fame, money, respecteverything she had always wanted except that one, true thing: happiness.
For all of her professional success, Wurtzel felt like a failure. She had lost friends and lovers, every magazine job she'd held, and way too much weight. She couldn't write, and her second book was past due. But when her doctor prescribed Ritalin to help her focus-and boost the effects of her antidepressants -- Wurtzel was spared. The Ritalin worked. And worked. The pills became her sugar...the sweetness in the days that have none. Soon she began grinding up the Ritalin and snorting it. Then came the cocaine, then more Ritalin, then more cocaine. Then I need more. I always need more. For all of my life I have needed more...
More, Now, Again is the brutally honest, often painful account of Wurtzel's descent into drug addiction. It is also a love story: How Wurtzel managed to break free of her relationship with Ritalin and learned to love life, and herself, is at the heart of this ultimately uplifting memoir that no reader will soon forget.
(retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:26:58 -0500)
The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details.
Quick Links |
| Ebooks | Audio | Swap |
| — | — | 12/33 |
Wikipedia in English
At times, she is frustrating, childish, and as dumb as a box of hair, but all addicts are. Wurtzel presents herself to us at her most awful and despicable without ever losing her humanity. This is definitely worth a read. (