More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

This author knows about a million words, I had my dictionary out the whole time... Aside from that, sometimes Elizabeth seems to be trying to convince herself that she really IS smart, pretty, etc. Still, an excellent memoir and deep look inside the mind and heart of an addict. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the subject, others might find it insufferable. At times it's hard to differentiate between her candor and ego, though. Loses one star because of too much wordiness, although I would highly recommend it to recovering addicts.

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.

This book appears to be Elizabeth Wurtzel's Narcotics Anonymous Fourth Step.

It certainly comes off as a whiney diatribe.

Elizabeth Wurtzel is a fantastic author but a really needs to find another story to tell. In spite of her addictions, life has come too easy for her and it shows in her writing.

I would love to see her attempt a novel rather than her tired memoirs. Ms. Wurtzel’s considerable writing skills have been wasted on her rather uninteresting life story.

Overall, this story is only worth two stars, but the author’s writing skills make the book worth an additional star.

certainly, a depressing book. more so than Prozac Nation, but different enough that maybe it can't be quantified. maybe it's because she's older, maybe because it's more about treatment than survival, or because it ends hopefully. this is mostly about the writing of Bitch in various stages of being coked up.

"Peace of mind is no better than four years of high school French: if you never have occasion to speak a foreign language ever again, you forget it; if you don't live in Paris or Provence, sooner or later there's nothing left but that certain je ne sais quoi and this is what tout le monde is saying and, when all else fails, Parlez-vous anglais? I forgot to remember that feeling, and now it's gone."

it's a good book. i'm still not show more going to reread prozac nation, just the first three pages has me heading for a dark corner or a razor blade and i will not go there. but i have more respect for this woman's writing ability than i did when i started, and i'm curious to see what she does with Bitch, even if i'm reading her works out of order. show less

More, Now, Again may often seem like merely arrogant, spoiled brat, stream-of-conscious writing, but it is also an honest and accurate account of the narcissistic, contrived and ingenuitive life of an addict drowning in psychosis and a disengaged mind.

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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?

I related to both of Wurtzel's memoirs (this, and Prozac Nation) more than anything else I've read on depression/addiction. It's so close, it's almost like looking in a mirror. While she can come across as egotistical as time, she doesn't hide some of the awful things she's done during her battles with depression and addiction.