Candy
Book description
"Candy is beside me, drenched in sweat. She's breathing gently, long slow breaths. I imagine her soul going in and out: wanting to leave, wanting to come back, wanting to leave, wanting to come back. The day will soon harden into what we need to do. But for now we…
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The horror and the humor! This book reminded me of just how absurd the life of an addict is. I found myself laughing out loud at unexpected turns. Of course, we’re talking very dark humor.
The story of his obsession with Candy also reminded me of my own doomed love affairs, the sick love that often mingles with addiction. I’ll never forget the story of his cats, though. Davies’ observations on the behavior of his cats are as compelling (and horrible) as his observations of the behavior of addicts.
All addiction stories are sad in their own way, but as…
From Trish's list on memoirs about or by addicts, drunks, and f#@k ups.
Davies was a poet before he wrote Candy and it shows. The prose is beautiful. Candy is the story of the unnamed narrator, his girlfriend Candy and their love and addiction. This is another story of essentially good people who dabble in drugs and find themselves in Hell.
From Tom's list on drug addicts and lost souls.
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