Review: Raw honesty
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2013
Adam Sharp has written an excellent memoir about his life as the child of a punk rocker father who was a junkie and a mother who was a combination of junkie, alcoholic, and physical abuser.  The book is written with humor and raw sincerity.Adam portrays himself as someone who was both painfully clear-sighted and painfully delusional.  He understood that his parents were incapable of unselfish love and good parenting, but this knowledge couldn't keep him from believing that if he were perfect, they would come around, or if Colin (dad) chose the round toy (he did), or if Adam and his stuffed bear Andrew would just believe hard enough, he would get his fondest wish -- to live with Colin.The book is full of both great hope and great disappointment.  The breezy writing style is great, and I enjoyed the chunks of time that were NOT included, making the story move swiftly without diminishing it.I received this book for free in order to review it for The Kindle Book Review website.  I am not associated in any way with the author or his publisher(s).-- Java Davis, The Kindle Book Review