A unique and raw personal story, intermixed with philosophical musings.
This book alternates between a couple of different modes. One is the frank narration of a man rapidly becoming wrapped up in a relationship that puts his intense denial about his relations with others into sharp contrast. The other is a set of philosophical essays; the life of the narrator revolves around AA meetings, and each meeting features an exposition on one aspect or another of the program as seen by the author.
This book is a wonderful piece of unpolished prose writing. It is a smooth and easy read; I whipped through it in a day, which is not something I often do. A bus-rider’s view of urban San Francisco comes to life in these pages. There are many brief, semi-resolved transit conflicts, and people stuck in plum rent controlled apartments.
