![]() Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. The realistic nature of his story, stumbling over what happened when, looping back and forth in time to pick up dropped threads, contributes to its impact: you could be in a New York bar, lending a sympathetic ear to a self-pitying tale of woe. The Oxygen Thief Diaries 1Diary of an Oxygen Thief. The suspense that was building throughout the book constantly kept me turning pages, I burned through it in 2 days. The cast of characters was very believable - and very similar to those in the movie Cruel Intentions in their motivations. ![]() Its hard to find work so drenched in honesty and I was glad for the chance to read it. Richard Nash, Editor Soft Skull Publishing I dont know whether to be flattered or outraged but as I read these pages I felt gratitude. As it is, the reader becomes trapped inside the mind of a howling paranoid. 5/5: Diary of an Oxygen Thief was awesome on multiple levels. New York Magazine F Scott Fitzgerald for the iPod generation. A fiction would have more logic, more shape the wrongs done to Mr Anonymous would be more substantial and his outrage more proportionate. I would have loved to read about the psychology of a guy who manipulates women. I think the premise could have been good. The problem is the book literally has no worthwhile plot. However, if one chooses to read it as an unfiltered account of real events, the strangely feverish splurge of the narrative makes more sense. 1/5: I know the main character is supposed to be insufferable thats the main reason I picked up the book. 1 Diary of an Oxygen Thief was called a 'surprise dark-horse Williamsburg best seller' by New York Magazine, referring to the independent art, literature, and music scene in Brooklyn, New York. One can never know to what extent this first-person account of a broken-hearted advertising creative who once “liked hurting girls” before the tables were turned on him is autobiographical, and there’s a strong argument for it not mattering. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is a 2006 Dutch novel, written by Anonymous and published in Amsterdam by NLVI. ![]() I wasnt sure if its worth reading or not due to hearing both good/bad comments. Diary of an Oxygen Thief Anonymous 2.43 7ratings1review Want to read Kindle 9.99 Rate this book Unknown Binding About the author Anonymous 791kbooks3,135followers Unknown. Since the author of this short, anguished novel first self-published it in 2006, it has assumed cult status, with no shortage of readers testifying to its powerful effect. As I am exploring more and more poetry like books, I wanted to read this when I was younger but I decided not to but I recently saw it again sparking my interest. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. ![]()
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