Christin R. (raksha38) reviewed on 4/30/2014 + 203 more book reviews

It's a good thing Russell is a comedian and is able to relay the events of his life in a humorous manner, without turning them into a series of comedy skits, because otherwise the events in this book would be incredibly bleak. With the mostly-absentee father who was worse than useless when he was around (although Russell still doesn't see it that way), the sexual assault as a child, the untreated mental illness, the cutting, the rampant drug addiction, and the general bent toward self-destruction, it's a freaking miracle he's not only managed to become even remotely functional, but to become so successful in his professional life. I enjoy his work and am glad he seems to have gotten his life mostly together, but I think he'd be utterly exhausting to know.

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