It's not a daunting psychological study about the right and wrong, even though it does talk a lot about the darkness and the sins that the main character is fully consumed by. It's a pretty brutal novel that explores the darkest dungeons of our souls and warns about the dangers of going too far down the rabbit hole.Īt the same time, despite it all, you'll have a wonderful ride with this book and read through it overnight. That's the only thing that allows him to enjoy his own pathetic existence. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. The question is: will they be able to break free and move on or will they just wait for it all to be over? Countless people on planet Earth had to go through harassment and violence others hurt or at least wanted to hurt others, so, in a way, this book is for everybody - both for the hunter and the prey.ĭiary of an Oxygen Thief is a challenging, provoking story about a self-absorbed, weak individual that only feels good about himself when he destroys the lives of others. Read by Anonymous Hurt people hurt people. Looking for a book that talks about love, hate, passion and rage in a fresh, exciting manner? You just found it! Self-destruction is the main theme of this book and the author shows us that some folks are willing to let other people destroy them, break their minds and souls. This is a novel about a broken heart - it's beautiful and ugly at the same time. The Diary of an Oxygen Thief is a 100% original story that will make you laugh, cry and swear while still enjoying every moment of it. I was invested in wanting to know what happened to the narrator, but after surfacing from this book, it’s pretty much just ‘oh, okay’ and not much else from me.Every once in a while, a special book comes around that stands out and delivers an unforgettable experience. Overall, this was a very quick read for me. I tried my best to remain objective as I had set out to be but gods, I couldn’t hold back my inability to suffer fools gladly. Here, the narrator tries to gain some pathos by having the reader envision themselves as him during the ‘finale’ the love of his life tried to have and heavens above, I was so pissed off by his stupidity that I nearly brained myself with the book. Though, despite the aforementioned mental preparation, the one thing in this book that really irked me are pages 134-144. Had I not, I probably would’ve thrown it in rage, especially after realising that this book has a continuation and that the narrator is apparently still the same. I definitely don’t approve of what the narrator and the similar people in his life has done, so I had to mentally prepare myself before I read this book. One does not have to alter or put aside their moral values, views and such, but this book may become a better read if one is able to read it objectively. Thus, I think that it’s important to read Diary of an Oxygen Thief with an open mind. This might sicken you and you would wish for justice to be brought upon that person or for s/he to learn his/her lesson, but it’s important to note that there will always be someone like this out there. A cheater may continue to cheat because even though s/he has had a taste of his/her own medicine, it does not mean that they’ll be completely put off of it. A person may not change simply because something ‘karmic’ has happened to them. We’re reading a person’s life, not a fairy tale. Some of us are merely curious and as long as harm is not caused to others or to oneself, I think that curiosity is fine.Īlso, because this is a fictional memoir of sorts, I don’t believe that it must have some kind of didactic or redeeming quality. There are people who are fascinated with criminals, addicts addicted to strange things, and such, but this doesn’t mean that they’ll want to emulate them or live their lives. Of course, I’m not saying that the narrator endeared me but he, as a sycophant who gets off emotional abuse, is interesting to read about. (My friend, on the other hand, says that the writing reminds her of bad fanfiction.) It can be annoying, but well, not everybody in real life is a winner, no? So really, the repetition, ranting/rambling, and the occasional diversions and breaking of the fourth wall made this book realistic for me as it’s as though I’m being directly spoken to by the narrator himself. Lolita (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov ‘Lolita’ is a must-read for all those who liked reading ‘Diary of an Oxygen Thief. If you think of the narrator as a real person-a friend even, the repetitive, ranting/rambling and occasionally diverting and fourth-wall-breaking text makes sense, or it did for me since my friends, my family, some strangers I’ve conversed with, and I talk in such a manner. It is written like a memoir, which means that it’s written in an informal, casual, every-day-kind-of-talk way. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is not a book I would call, associate as or compare to literature, but it is a book with merits of its own.
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