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A chaotic, unvarnished plunge into the alcohol-soaked underbelly of 1980s elite prep school culture. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Wasted.
- chaotic
- hazy
- claustrophobic
- darkly energetic
- 01
Drinking
Caroline Knapp · 1996
An extraordinarily candid memoir that strips away the liquid armor of addiction to reveal the vulnerable realities of coping with life.
- 02
Lit
Mary Karr · 2009
A darkly hilarious, fiercely unsentimental plunge into the abyss of addiction and the messy, miraculous climb back out.
- 03
Naked
David Sedaris · 2003
A sharply funny and candid exploration of an eccentric upbringing and a restless, chaotic youth.
- 04
A list of things that didn't kill me
Jason Schmidt
A darkly witty and brutally honest memoir about surviving a chaotic, secretive childhood and searching for a moral compass in the wreckage.
- 05
A million little pieces
James Frey
A visceral, breathless descent into the hell of addiction and the agonizing, bloody crawl back to life.
- 06
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
An unsentimental, deeply affecting journey through a childhood defined by both breathtaking freedom and devastating neglect.
- 07
The Basketball diaries
Jim Carroll · 1978
A raw, poetic plunge into the chaotic streets of 1960s New York, tracing a teenager's free-fall from athlete to addict.
- 08
The Burn Journals
Brent Runyon
An unflinching, intensely personal descent into adolescent despair and the agonizing, courageous climb back to normalcy.
- 09
Tweak
Nic Sheff
A raw, unflinching descent into the chaos of addiction that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go until a final, fragile glimmer of hope.
- 10
Professional idiot
Stephen "Steve-O" Glover
A chaotic, shockingly raw plunge into the darkest depths of addiction and the hard-fought climb back to sanity.
- 11
The Tender Bar
J. R. Moehringer
A warm, achingly funny memoir about finding fatherhood, identity, and sanctuary in the company of a grand old saloon's colorful regulars.
- 12
Kingdom of Fear
Hunter S. Thompson
A paranoid, high-octane joyride through the crumbling ruins of the American Century, fueled by righteous anger and wild excess.
