Disclosure: I got this book from BookSirens for free in exchange for an honest review. Nobody got to read this review before it went public.

Content warnings for this book (some of which contains spoilers for what happens in the book): sex, strip club, alcohol, getting drunk, blackout drunk, drug usage, swearing, stealing, stabbing, child neglect, depression, monkey rape, cock (chicken) fight, attempted mugging

This book could be considered a autobiography or a diary by the main character (Chris). It's about him being in his mid-30's, living on his own, and having his first real job.

"For the first time in my existence there was a glimpse into the future that included someone else. A real person, anyways, and not some fictitious mental imagery of someone, like they were cut and glued together from different pages of magazines."

The author provides some details that other authors wouldn't, like saying it was freezing race that was predicted to be snow.

There are some good reminders in this book that can be applied to anyone, like if you are in a foreign country then know how to get around, and that sometimes the cheap but local food is better than really expensive food.

"The more wealthy folk I met, the more I found them to be uninteresting. Rich people were not compelling in my opinion—poor people were. The poor had hardships and stories worth listening to. There was no captivation in listening to someone speak about how great things were going for them and how much money they had. I wanted to hear someone talk about riding the subway and eating out of dumpsters and sleeping under the eaves—that’s the shit that made my mind hard, not yachts and Pappy Van Winkle."

There was one formatting issue I noticed in chapter 25, that some of the words weren't formatted the same as the rest of the book which made it look out of place.

I felt the good had a good ending, that was ending one part of Chris's life.

"Work comes first? Before family? Christ, what a guy."

"Well I guess you don’t appreciate some things until they’re gone."