I loved this book! It definitely appropriately hyped.

This book is funny, endearing, with an undertone of mystery and grief. I literally laughed to the point of tears and a few scenes which was unexpected but great. 

I love how everyone is connected to someone in this story. Though, it’s fiction, I feel like I’m in a time capsule where there are a bunch of artifacts of what Brooklyn was like in the late 1960’s when heroin first entered the scene. 

The characters introduced were wonderfully layered and written so beautifully. And there were a few plot twists in this story as well!

This would’ve been a full five star read if it weren’t for all the sexual references sprinkled throughout. Nothing is explicit but it was often enough that it’s not easily skippable. 

CW: sexual assault (mentioned), child abuse (mentioned), gun violence (non-explicit), drug use (mentioned), alcoholism