This “novel” is just icky. Closely based on the author’s life, it is a play by play of events through a tour in Iraq, strings of girlfriends, and slow spiral into addiction and crime to finance the heroin. I liked the character and the voice is very consistent throughout, but the content is consistently disgusting. There are no deep relationships, no reflection as to why. Just all lizard brain, all the time. I really don’t understand why this is getting so much critical acclaim and attention.