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. 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. It’s a no-holds-barred roller coaster that proves a twisted sense of humor can hide behind the most troubled souls.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. This story exposes the brutality of emotional warfare and lays bare the raw nerves of human connections, or the lack thereof. 'Diary of an Oxygen Thief' is like a shot of whiskey - it burns, it intoxicates, and it leaves you yearning for another sip, even if it's poison. Through twisted irony, he becomes the very victim he once preyed upon. When our anti-hero meets his match in a woman who is just as emotionally conniving as he is, he finds himself spiraling down a rabbit hole of raw vulnerability and torment. Then enters a game-changer – a woman who flips the script. The narrator's own heart is a cryptic puzzle box, locked tight, hiding secrets that would even make Pandora shudder. From his boozy days in London, fraught with self-destruction, to his unsettling epiphanies in the streets of America, his journey is an insidious ballet of masochism and euphoria. His weapon of choice? A silver tongue that strikes with sweet words and leaves behind an asphyxiated wasteland of broken hearts.Īs you travel with the narrator through his relentless escapades, you're led into a maze of hedonism and emotional debauchery that’s eerily captivating. The unnamed protagonist, an Irish expat living in London and later moving to the USA, is a master of deception and emotional manipulation. Written as an confession by the nameless narrator, the book serves as an alarming revelation into the mind of a man on a diabolical quest to break hearts and reap pleasure from the anguish he inflicts. Feast your eyes on the confessions of an emotional serial killer! 'Diary of an Oxygen Thief,' by Anonymous, is a wickedly intoxicating blend of audacity, charm, and downright desolation.
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