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Title: I wish him all the peace in the world, but...
Review: ...a good writer he is not. The story is outrageous and sad and my hat's off to him for surviving (and, apparently, surviving alcoholism as per his new book), but it's just not well written. You can tell he and his editor thought his writing was witty and perhaps even funny, but it's actually quite forced and self-conscious. As another reviewer said, it reads like a trashy novel. Bummer. For a much better read in a somewhat similar vein, try "The Liar's Club."
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