I rate it “stick to your other job.” Buckley was obviously influenced by the semi-autobiographical writers of the beat generation, but his unique twist in formatting was overshadowed by his condescending tone. All points were lost to garbled metaphor and missing commas, except chapter 21. Here stood the nugget of truth that served as the crux of the entire narrative... which Buckley quickly buried with false machismo and a whole bunch of “Never mind that. I’m famous so lying and cheating, while not my fault, is in my nature. I’m the real victim. Also, I just learned the word ‘disingenuous’ so Ima use that a whole lot.” #readingrainbow #etid