Dandy in the Underworld, (Paperback)

from coolmama

Sebastian loves Sebastian more than anything in the world, and so spends the 300+ pages telling you about it. He also loves drugs and sex, and when he is not talking about himself in a multitude of ways, he is boring you with his exploits in his other hobbies. "Artist" - I don't think so.

from Gingermama

It had its humorous moments, and he's a very witty and talented writer. But I just found the story so depressing, on the whole, that I can't recommend it.

from melaniemaksin

I'm fairly compulsive about finishing books that I'm reading, but even at the halfway point, I'm just not interested in this. (And that's even after taking the book with me on several long-ish train trips, with no other reading material at hand--I think I napped instead.) One problem is an entire...

from ashleypolikoff

i HATE autobiographies and i HATE "extreme" personalities and i HATE drug stories but you can't help but be charmed by sebastian. he's completely self-aware and is absolutely hilarious. the writing is great and the epigrams are awesome. one of those books where you keep hearing the author's voice...