![]() That was all that I liked about this book, however. Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber not only makes up its own words, but pretty much uses every character/plot. Hurt people hurt people. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us. ![]() Like all of the other parts of this disappointing book, nope! However, I did find the fact that it was narrated by Death to be unique and intriguing. Beginning with the New York Times bestseller and underground cult favorite Diary of an Oxygen Thief and continuing with Chameleon in a Candy Store and. Also, it was supposed to be about the holocaust, and I was expecting a deep, emotional relationship between Max and Liesel to develop. Although I can’t find that review online, the magazine did feature it in their Valentine’s Day Romantic Reads feature, where a representative. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographers assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. The back cover claims that New York magazine called it Kinky, artsy, and swoon-worthy. But it has to be worth it to read about all of those curse words, and still say, “wow, that was awesome!” The Book Thief was sadly not that, and while I will probably still reread the book to see if my first impression was off, I can heartily say that it’s not on my favorites shelf. Diary of An Oxygen Thief is getting high praise. The rare instance when prose and plot are equally delicious. Now, this is coming from someone who can still like something even if that movie/book/person uses curse words. ![]() But… after the the 11th (12th?) time of reading the Lord’s name paired with d**n, I found myself feeling icky. Also: Where was the plot? Oh yeah, that’s right, buried deep, deep, DEEP underneath all of the weird trying-too-hard-to-sound-good metaphors and weird experiences, cursing, and depressing ending. :) *coughs* yeeeeeeaaaah, well, cut to the mother who slaps Liesel around ALL THE TIME, the dad who smokes and slaps his daughter, the kid next door who won’t stop hassling Liesel about kissing him, the weird mayor’s wife, and the constant, CONSTANT use of curse words, and I found myself utterly, bitterly, disappointedly disliking the book. Second off: I had heard some very good reviews from my friends about this book, and was expecting a well told story that had a brilliant plot line and lovable characters.
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