The Night of the Gun

YES: I read this because after David Carr died I read a hundred tweets and articles about him and did not know who he was, but it seemed like I should rectify that, if belatedly.I couldn't put this book down. It's vicious in its honesty and self-awareness. I haven't read very many addiction memoirs but it's clear that Carr was familiar with the genre and makes frequent references to common tropes. I'd imagine Carr's writing is a cut above many similar works–indeed, he essentially says that's why he decided to write one. It reminded me also of [b:Infinite Jest 6759 Infinite Jest David Foster Wallace https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1421851672s/6759.jpg 3271542] and how the treatment center plot of that is pseudo-biographical... shades of that here, too, of someone who believes themselves too smart to be an addict.I noticed other reviews mentioning that “The Night of the Gun” conceit isn't the whole of the book... it's a relatively minor part of it. But, like, of course, the story doesn't begin and end there.I think it's a great read for anyone, either to provide a non-addict with a look in at what addiction can be like, or, I would imagine, for an addict to connect with.