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Digging the Vein (Paperback)

by Tony O'Neill (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Contemporary Press (9 Feb 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0976657910
  • ISBN-13: 978-0976657910
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 909,928 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dirty Art, 8 Mar 2006
if you have any interest in the beautiful darkness of the human spirit this is a book for you. Transcendent and illuminating, O'Neil leads you through the twisted world of the career junkie.
A scuzzy work of extraordinary art. An autofiction, par excellence.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll, 3 Oct 2006
This is a must for any fans of novels like The Basketball Diaries, Trainspotting or Junkie. The author details his years as a musician in various mid 90's bands like Kenickie, before the real meat of the book - a relentless nosedive into heroin addiction and crack use in some incredibly scuzzy sounding LA neighborhoods. The writing is simple, very brutal but poetic: the book reminded me more of the classic stuff like Burroughs or Bukowski than more recent memoirs like Jerry Stahl or James Frey. And a barely disguised account of his stint as a member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre is worth the price of admission by itself.

Be warned though - if a blow by blow account of someone injecting crack cooked up in lemon juice, with a used needle sounds too much for you - then avoid Digging the Vein. Otherwise, pick up a copy and change yer life.
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