Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir by James Salant

higginsfamily · 08-16-2008, 02:01 PM

I don't know what interested me with this book, but I'm half way through it and have to say that it has me hooked. Lately I've been reading medical non-fiction and biographies/memoirs.

HappyMartin · 08-18-2008, 08:17 AM

Added it to my wish list. I am in a SF rut at the moment and need to break it. Let us know your impressions once you finish it.

JSWolf · 08-25-2008, 09:22 PM

I've been breaking my SF/Fantasy rut with mysteries and thrillers. I'm reading some Agatha Christie, J.D. Robb, & David Baldacci.

higginsfamily · 08-29-2008, 12:01 PM

I just finished this book and was impressed. I couldn't put it down. As a person that is so far removed from this lifestyle, I didn't/can't understand how someone could choose the life of a junkie over a clean one (like his parents). I just wanted to read more and more. There were great descriptions of how he felt and what the drugs did to his mind. I highly recommend if you are looking for something different to read.

amccaw_92 · 10-06-2010, 09:21 PM

I thought that this book was very real and to the point. I loved how the author got into detail all throughout the book, and how this actually happens in real life. I recommend this book to anyone that wants something different to read, and doesn't mind a book that sure doesn't censor out a single word.

08-16-2008, 02:01 PM	#1
higginsfamily Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kindle	Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir by James Salant I don't know what interested me with this book, but I'm half way through it and have to say that it has me hooked. Lately I've been reading medical non-fiction and biographies/memoirs.

08-29-2008, 12:01 PM	#4
higginsfamily Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kindle	Just Finished I just finished this book and was impressed. I couldn't put it down. As a person that is so far removed from this lifestyle, I didn't/can't understand how someone could choose the life of a junkie over a clean one (like his parents). I just wanted to read more and more. There were great descriptions of how he felt and what the drugs did to his mind. I highly recommend if you are looking for something different to read.

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HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	Added it to my wish list. I am in a SF rut at the moment and need to break it. Let us know your impressions once you finish it.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I've been breaking my SF/Fantasy rut with mysteries and thrillers. I'm reading some Agatha Christie, J.D. Robb, & David Baldacci.

10-06-2010, 09:21 PM	#5
amccaw_92 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: none	I thought that this book was very real and to the point. I loved how the author got into detail all throughout the book, and how this actually happens in real life. I recommend this book to anyone that wants something different to read, and doesn't mind a book that sure doesn't censor out a single word.