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Summary: left wanting more..
Review: plain and simple, i loved this book..elizabeth strikes again with a book that just tells it like it is..although i would have to say, if you have not read 'prozac nation' first, go back and read that before you read 'more, now again'..everything will make more sense..drug addiction is the way elizabeth escapes dealing with life and every time she gets clean you really hope that this is the final time..
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Summary: She's not whiny to me
Review: I found Elizqabeth's latest to almost be a mirror image of my own. She's gotten a lot of criticism for being herself.
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Summary: 1 star. For the dust jacket.
Review: Solipsistic, thoughtless, stupid, and - not inexplicable here, is it? - perversely annoying. She's written another miserable little book, too. You can skip "More, Now, Again." To experience Ms. Wurtzel's latest atrocity without actually approaching the text, please follow these instructions, listed in four convenient steps: 1) Punch yourself in the face.
2) Repeatedly.
3) Continue, continue.
4) Drop dead.
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Summary: From a depressive's point of view..
Review: I watched Elizabeth Wurtzel's local interview and remember her saying she hoped readers of More, Now, and Again would benefit from the book in two ways: she hoped that it would be a good read, and she hoped to bring an awareness of how dangerous the drug Ritalin can be to those who have a prescription for it such as children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Her detailed account of that period in her life was useful to me as a depressive and I believe it would also help those that have been an addict themselves or knows someone with an addiction; in addition, anyone with any form of mental disorder. I have read Prozac Nation which was written before More, Now, and Again, and from that book I learned she had atypical depression. As with any form of mental disorder, those who suffer from it probably know one of the most aggravating problems associated with it is ignorance. It is important to know the signs, the subtle changes in behavior, and the actual condition of depression. It should be considered a serious condition, not to be taken lightly, and there should be an awareness as popular as any chronic disease. This book has helped me understand that in addition to the pain depressives already experience, they must also learn how to deal with those that may perceive it to be a character flaw or personality problem. Wurtzel's depression made her an easy prey to addiction of Ritalin or to anything that might help her alleviate her obvious pain. I think it's a good book about survival.
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Summary: ENOUGH
Review: okay, you know enough with the Wurtzel bash fest, ok? I mean what is the deal? People here are attacking the author and NOT reviwing the book. This book is totally awesome and amazing and is selling quite well, thank you very much. As for EW's comments about the whole "September 11th" thing, they were taken totally out of context and have been used by the media in their pathetic (envious?) attacks against this author. Addicts aren't perfect, ok? But that doesn't mean their stories don't have merit, value, or interest to others. I don't know, at this point I just really feel very upset by a lot of the reviews on this website and I feel that this book is, because of so many bad reviews, being overlooked by a lot of people it could help.
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Summary: A work of genius
Review: I wish Wurtzel would get addicted to something interesting. I mean, Ritalin addiction is strictly for little kids. Wurtzel should grow up and pursue addictions appropriate to an adult. The one thing she's obviously not addicted to is reading well-written books. One gets the sense that she has read little other than what she herself has written. But I wish her well in her exploitation of her failings as a human being. Maybe she will one day do something worthy of our notice...The one thing she might consider doing is giving up writing. She has no knack for it. Not that that's a criticism--not everybody famous can write. Still, I give her credit for having got my attention...The woman is some kind of genius...
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Summary: A lot of substance here from one of the best.
Review: This chick just ooozez talent. She is Generation X's answer to Norman Mailer. Elizabeth Wurtzel could write about anything, and make the subject matter seem riveting. Doing lines in some random bathroom with someone she just met and then having to abruptly leave to feed her cat for no apparent reason? Seems lame, but she manages to make a scene like that gripping. Its more her writing style, littered with sarcasim and wit, that leave me craving more...no pun intended. Yes, one can grow tired of her long-winded accounts of rehab, and treatments, and relapses, etc etc. But I will say this, I have no idea how anyone can expose their lives to that extent. Her life is - literally - an open book for the whole world to read. There is material that 99% of us would cringe at if someone found that out about us. But, to her credit, she does not hold back. The side question is, could she have possibly been aware that putting herself through more self-destructive episodes would only provide more fodder for readers of her next book? She's a smart girl, so i'm sure the thought crossed her mind. At any rate, she's got me hooked. Somehow, this manic, mental, obsessive-cumpulsive, reckless, irresponsible chick has also become irresistable. Finally, her use of all kinds of references, whether from the bible, a Rolling Stones album, or the movie Pulp Fiction keep readers who get them, feel like their "in" on her train of thought. I find her most entertaining when she gets in this mode of social commentary mixed with pop-culture reference. That's where the girl is at her best, and that's what I'd love to see more of down the road.
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Summary: I want more, now...
Review: What is it in that girl that makes me want to read her books over and over again? Elizabeth's writing, full of bitter sarcasm, has made me laugh and cry and honestly, I cannot wait for her next book. I have just finished More, Now, Again, and I loved it so much that it feels like I have been on vacation for a week and I don't want to come back, and I know that I will never feel the same again.
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Summary: Don't read it while you're depressed!
Review: Deeply mood-inducing book. I've never done a drug in my life, but I practically craved white powder of various kinds after reading it. I think it's ironic that the author mentions several times that smooth, dark surfaces are best for cutting lines on. The book has a smooth dark surface - so this anti-drug book itself could be used for cutting lines. Weird! Let me take the above back - it's not an anti-drug book. The author simply tells her story and allows the reader to formulate his or her own judgements.
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Summary: Lizzie is such a bore...
Review: I just got through reading the first thirty pages of this book, and I can pretty muchsum it up in one word, LAME!!!! I mean c'mon, a ritalin addiction?? How ridiculous is that? Not only that but, this book goes down the same road as so many other stories about addicts, but without any insight or humour. Its just the same thing paragraph after paragraph. How old is this girl??
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