Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Review: SHATTERED MEMORIES: ADDICTED by R.A. Merrill

This story is an honest and vivid portrayal of addiction. It all started with his birth, when drugs were literally in his DNA—a result from his own mother’s drug use. The narrative is a simple compilation of a boy’s growth, family, and overall struggles with mental dysfunction and drug use. Each chapter was like a short vignette to a part of the character’s life. He discusses his grandparents, his uncles, his aunts, and so forth. The whole thing is literally a walk down memory lane from Merrill’s account.

There was some formatting issues that could’ve easily been fixed, but it doesn’t dissuade from the candidness of the story, which is infused by pride, remorse, and sensitivity by the character.

A pretty good memoir.

My rating: 4 stars

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