book blurb

16 | diary of an oxygen thief

diary of an oxygen thief
by anonymous

completed : 7 september 2021
rating : 🌟🌟🌟
tw⚠️ : sexual assault, rape, alcoholism, child sexual abuse, emotional abuse, drug use, self-harm, domestic abuse

chapters : -
age group : new adult, adult
genre : fictionalized memoir

representation : mental health

summary :
hurt people hurt people.

say there was a novel in which holden caulfield was an alcoholic and lolita was a photographer's assistant and, somehow, they met in bright lights, big city. he's blinded by love. she by ambition. diary of an oxygen thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us.

notes :
quick warning, this story is quite dark. well, it's emotionally disturbing too and not for everyone.

i don't remember when and who but i got this book recommended to me.

let's just say i am glad that this is purporting to be an autobiography and not really one. well tbh i'm not sure if some parts of it are true or not.

i didn't hate it, i didn't love it. it's very controversial.

some stuff were funny, some were wtf, others were boring, some were relatable. i mean i didn't take anything seriously. yes he was blabbering on about himself, the narcissist that he is, but he was honest.

question is would i read it again? no. do i regret reading it? no. did i waste my time? maybe.

after i had finished it, i read some reviews to see how the people feel about the book. people were going offff. i don't know why they so tense, the book wasn't that bad. others were praising it too much.

anyways, it's different from what i usually read and i always try to expand my taste.

i really like the title.

it reminds me of my mom because she always used to say that those white crusty dogs, the ones that shake and yorkies are oxygen thieves.

quotes :
❝ i liked hurting girls the thing is, i got off on it. i really enjoyed it ❞

❝ women love money so much only because we men make it hard for them to get at it ❞

❝ i see now that i was in pain and wanted others to feel it, too. this was my way of communicating ❞

❝ i think a lot of people want to be someone, but we are scared that if we try, we won't be as good as everyone imagines we could be ❞

❝ it's funny how after we decide we don't like someone, we can find reasons to support our decision, and equally the other way around ❞

okay that's it!