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The Story of Junk
The Story of Junk
Author: Linda Yablonsky
New York City, 1986. The world is made of junk: junk bonds, junk food, junk powder. Anyone could be a junkie. Or a cop. At least that's how it seems to the young woman who is cooking up heroin deals for some of the cultural heroes of the moment: her frinds. One of whom may not be entirely friendly. — The odyssey that has brought her here--from a ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780316968089
ISBN-10: 0316968080
Publication Date: 5/13/1998
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Back Bay Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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I loved this, even if it is a depressing story. The details are intense and the story rocks you to the core a bit.
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I found this tale of excess and self-indulgence during the 70's a little depressing. There is a term in Alcoholics Anonymous called "dry drunk", when the alcoholic has stopped drinking but still behaves like an active drinker. The impression I got from this book is that the author still misses and craves her junkie/dealer lifestyle. It does prove the point of how insidious and difficult it is to break an addiction.
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