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Self (Phone) charges his first-ever memoir with harrowing—and, occasionally, humorous—accounts of drug addiction, primarily to heroin and cocaine. While the author readily name-checks Big Bill Burroughs (Junky), his adventures and suffering crackle with absurdity absent from that Beat Generation bible. That's not a swipe at Burroughs: his first book was written under far darker circumstances—the accidental shooting of his common-law wife, Joan. Much to his credit, Self shows us everythi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More