Visceral and funny and sad. Some really sharp lines and observations from Sharma through her narrator Maya. I especially enjoyed the way she would switch to second person from first occasionally to make the reader feel a little edgy... to understand what it might be like to be on heroin or on withdrawal from heroin. And there's a lot of wincing when it comes to reading about a self-destructive addict, but even when she's making terrible decisions she's likable and self-possessed, in a way. Maya is a wonderfully formed character.