Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
I could not put this book down. Selby's flowing and unpunctuated prose, his tragic characters who in spite of their 'flawed' habits remain so entirely likable, his graphic and realistic depiction of shattered dreams and lost hopes, are like being on a train that is certain to crash with no hope of escape. Selby writes about the struggle with addiction and how it gradually consumes the mind, the body, and the world around us. But unlike most authors who have tackled the same subject, Selby has created characters that are so vivid and realistic -- characters who we wouldn't give a second glance on the streets of NY -- and has made them so likable that when the ending sneaks up, I wanted to burst into tears.
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