This has to be one of the best books I have ever read without any doubt in my mind. I saw a review in a free paper on the tube, got it on a whim & had finished it within a week, which is quite an accomplishment for a 'non' reader.
It follows James' journey from the time he wakes up on an airplane covered in vomit & blood to his adventures (if you can call them that) in rehab.
It made me wince with absolute horror, it made me laugh out loud & it made my eyes fill, all quite embarassing on public transport - oh well - que cera..
It is brutally honest & graphic in parts, both uplifting & tragic. It is just written beautifully & although parts are difficult to read, it is not the writing that makes it that way, more the subject. If every book was written this well I would most definitely be a reader!