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My Fair Junkie
- A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean
- Narrated by: Amy Dresner
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In the tradition of Blackout and Permanent Midnight, a darkly funny and revealing debut memoir of one woman's 20-year battle with sex, drugs, and alcohol addiction, and what happens when she finally emerges on the other side.
Growing up in Beverly Hills, Amy Dresner had it all: a top-notch private school education, the most expensive summer camps, and even a weekly clothing allowance. But at 24, she started dabbling in meth in San Francisco and unleashed a fiendish addiction monster. Soon, if you could snort it, smoke it, or have sex with, she did.
Smart and charming, with Daddy's money to fall back on, she sort of managed to keep it all together. But on Christmas Eve 2011, all of that changed when, high on Oxycontin, she stupidly "brandished" a bread knife on her husband and was promptly arrested for "felony domestic violence with a deadly weapon".
Within months, she found herself in the psych ward - and then penniless, divorced, and looking at 240 hours of court-ordered community service. For two years, assigned to a Hollywood Boulevard "chain gang", she swept up syringes (and worse) as she bounced from rehabs to halfway houses, all while struggling with sobriety, sex addiction, and starting over in her 40s.
In the tradition of Orange Is the New Black and Jerry Stahl's Permanent Midnight, Amy Dresner's My Fair Junkie is an insightful, darkly funny, and shamelessly honest memoir of one woman's battle with all forms of addiction, hitting rock bottom, and forging a path to a life worth living.
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- Michelle
- 2022-12-13
Honest
I loved it! Amy is an open honest woman. I want to listen to the rest of her story.
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- Rachelle
- 2020-11-05
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......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . good book i don't have 15 words to say
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- Dale
- 2020-08-24
Inspirational
Awesome narration.
Great story. Amy is very well spoken.
A true inspiration to all addicts.
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- Eye_on_sobriety
- 2020-07-19
Highly recommended memoir about addiction
Thank you, Amy.
Your memoir is a gift to those navigating their own journey with addiction. Touching not just on alcohol and drug addiction but anything that takes away more than it gives. Casually read and such a powerful story. Loved your narration. Looking forward to your next book.
All the best,
J
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- Stephanie
- 2020-07-01
bravo
love love loved this book , Amy your are to funny but also serious thank you for everything you do to make recovery bearable
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Richard
- 2020-06-02
From RG
Bare pure honesty. A gift of love, help and insight.
Thanks for your giving, all the best
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- Jackie Lange
- 2018-03-02
if you don't read this I'll brandish a bread knife
I have never written a review for a book before but felt like I had to for Amy. This book is incredible. if you have any toe into addiction or sobriety in anyway, be it you or family/friends family members this is a must read. addiction is so layered, mental illiness is real, addiction can happen to anyone. People that suffer need compassion, need understanding, need help. No one is immune. she helps to show that addiction shows no discrimination, that mental health is really a serious thing that we should address and you will love her and root for her as much as your own best friend. Amy thank you. you're a gorgeous human being. and so real. thank you for showing me I can be real. I can be ME.
24 people found this helpful
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- Susan shortsleeve
- 2018-03-02
Best book an addiction I have read in years!
An amazing account of Amy’s spiral down into addiction. Heartbreaking, gritty, gut wrenching & brutally honest! I love the author reads the book & she’s got a great sense of humor to boot. The brutally honest truth about addiction & the courage it takes to recover.
11 people found this helpful
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- Gage
- 2018-01-25
Terrible
I've read all the junkie highlight books and this is not one of them. Nothing cool, nothing enlightening just the memoir of a self hating drug abuser.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-07-06
Everything that is wrong with the world today
I couldn't get through the first hour of this audible. While I do applaud the author for overcoming the impossible, I condemn sharing the most disgusting stories that 5 dollar hookers would have, just to make a buck. This is the most depressing and disgusting thing I have ever heard...EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD TODAY, RICH PEOPLE NOT HAVING TO MOVE A FINGER TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN THEIR HANDS, IN TURN BECOME CYNICALLY DEPRESSED, HAVE KNOW IDEA WHAT IT MEANS TO FACE LIFE, THEN ARE GIVEN EVERY DAMN OPPORTUNITY ON EARTH AND THEN SHARE THEIR SHAME AND FILTH WITH THE WORLD TO THEN AGAIN BE PRAISED FOR SHIT WORK. go save the orphan children Amy, don't ever write a book again, your story made me want to go and get high on meth just to get over the horror of selling your soul just to be a typical "look at me I'm to cool for school and the more I speak like an emo asshole, the cooler I am". White people, get over yourself.
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- Beth
- 2018-05-19
Spoiled Brat!
I can’t believe I listened to this entire book. A wealthy, spoiled brat with loving parents who’s never worked hard in her life. How many times does she say how thin and good looking she is? How many times does she say she’s Jewish? How many times does she complain about court ordered community service?
I understand that addiction is an illness and I empathize with those who suffer from it. I do not how, empathize with narcissistic, rich kids that have all the resources available to them to get better, but continue to complain and think they are better than other addicts.
Amy should have taken an extended trip to a third world country and experienced real hardships to see something worth complaining about. As much as she suffered from addiction, she suffered from an affluent life, in her LA bubble surrounded by enablers. Spoiled, self-centered narcissist.
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- Angela Angelo
- 2018-04-18
OPEN AND HONEST
I would give this 10 stars if it were an option! Amy, you absolutely moved me to tears and laughter and frequent head nods when you said something that I totally related to and understood exactly how you felt! You are a inspiration to many hopeless addicts (including myself) that there is a better way and God doesn’t make mistakes! You tell your story in the most vulnerable way ever and people need to hear shit like that! Addiction is real life and there is no sugar coating shit if you want to get clean and healthy! I wish I could meet Amy and just kick for a day, would probably be the most amazing day ever! Great story for those who need to hear someone else’s experience, strength, and hope!
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- Becky
- 2017-11-20
Oy vey
I mean this book jumped around so much that I had no idea sometimes where she was – married, doing community service, with one guy or another on one drug or another… It had absolutely no organized story.
I was captivated I listened until the end which says a lot because sometimes I don’t, but as far as story and overall enjoyment, I was more confused than anything and just stuck it out to see how it ended. Which was a huge disappointment anyway. Not impressed
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- Misty
- 2019-04-26
Ping pong ball
This book jumps around like a ping pong ball. I couldn’t keep track if we were in the present or past most of the time. I tried really hard to continue to listen to this book. I couldn’t even finish it. The narration was very good though. The story was just all over the place.
4 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-04-12
WILL Listen Again and Again!
What made the experience of listening to My Fair Junkie the most enjoyable?
The Author's narration drew me in from the first chapter and her amazing story kept me listening almost non-stop until the very end.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Amy Dresner is a complex, raw, humorous and finally sober storyteller.
Have you listened to any of Amy Dresner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is the first book of Amy Dresner's that I have heard of, but would definitely read/listen to more!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I couldn't get enough of this book. As soon as it was over, I started it from the beginning again. I am now on listen number 3. I read and listen to countless books on alcoholism, recovery and self help, but this is the first time I have listened repeatedly. Fantastic story, narration, and newfound hope.
Any additional comments?
This is an audible purchase you will not regret!
4 people found this helpful
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- Happygolucky2802
- 2019-08-28
Real!
I love how she kept it real the entire book! It was a process and made me understand what an addict goes through.
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