Requiem for a Dream : A Novel (Paperback)

from datrappert

Selby's depressing portrait of the futility of seeking the American dream, whether it is the personal triumph of appearing on a TV show, the pursuit of riches through drug dealing, or seeing your d...

from Kristelh

I was surprised by this book. I ended up with an appreciation of it when I expected to dislike it. The book was written by Hubert Selby, Jr in 1978. It is a story that tells the story of four peopl...

from steadfastreader

This book is fabulous. It's a perfect description of the subtle decline in to addiction and what a slippery slope the 'I can stop any time.' and 'I would never do THAT for [enter addiction here]'.T...

from kishields

Vivid depiction of four characters' descents into the madness and hell of heroin and speed addiction. Extremely seedy and graphic, the book also shows the characters' escape into the "dream" served...

from amerynth

Hubert Sebly's "Requiem for a Dream" is a dark descent into a world of addiction, poverty and hopelessness. He chronicles the lives of four people who become addicts as their lives take darker and ...