Posted on March 4, 2010.
What books are similar to Candy by Luke Davies? Best book I ever read, was looking to read something similar, a history of dependence.
"Godspeed" by Lynn Breedlove
http://www.amazon.com/Godspeed-Novel-Lyn ...
"Godspeed" follows its heroine, Jim, a butch-lesbians and punk-rock fan who spends most of his waking hours trying to score his next high, while supporting himself as a bicycle messenger in San Francisco. L The story is centered on the failure of Jim with his girlfriend, ally, who finally tires of sending Jim with money for food only to hear one day later when the money was spent for drugs. After drawing from almost every bike courier job in the city, Jim is going on tour as a roadie for a punk-rock band from most of his time dreaming up things tinkering Ally, but remains captive to our addiction. written in the dialect of the punk world, this novel could be difficult at first for the uninitiated, but a few pages after it takes the reader on a fascinating tour so cautious of some of scene of the drug scene seamiest "
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www.whatshouldireadnext.com
Good luck and happy reading!