Originally Posted by Young

Do I need to feel some sort of empathy in order to be attatched to this book? Or should I expect to feel sympathetic about his plight? Because if its the latter I don't want to read that shit...and if its empathy then that emotion can not be drawn out of becuase I have never been addicted to anything (food, cigarettes, alcohol, drugs....nothing).

Sounds like it would make an interesting documentary or Sunday ABC movie but I may have to pass on this book.

Someone convince me. I am an avid reader.