Diary of an Oxygen Thief

By: anonymous

Narrated by: anonymous

Hurt people hurt people.

Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer's assistant, and somehow they met in Bright Lights, Big City. He's blinded by love. She by ambition.

Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel but, above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us.

©2006 Anonymous (P)2016 Simon & Schuster

truth be told

This is very interesting look at the mind and heart of a manipulater .

WOW

this book opened my eyes to something I never realized could have has had happend to myself and many others

Interesting Perspective

I am relieved to admit that I don't have as much in common with the author as I expected to. It's definitely thought provoking, but it requires empathy for someone that most people would strongly dislike and/or disagree with morally. Seems like the general consensus in other reviews is a lack of sympathy for the author. I feel like it didn't truly have a conclusion, though I guess that's by design. Anyways, it's a short read or listen. I recommend it as a means of insight.

The little therapy journey you go though with this males pov is crazy

I loved this whole book def would read again, reading this realistic 1st person pov was exciting and definitely got me to want to read the sequel

loved it

I loved this book very catching.. I want to read the next or at least the screenplay. I am very happy he got to publish and touched by the book.. I really enjoyed it.

I am unsettled

Because I think I wrote this in another reality?

We're all rooting for us, Brother.

Ugly Truths in Beautiful Prose

I hated the main character—truly, deeply—but I couldn’t stop reading. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is brutally honest, raw, and unapologetically toxic in a way that makes you cringe and nod at the same time. The narrator is selfish, manipulative, and emotionally damaged… yet somehow manages to hold up a painfully accurate mirror to parts of human insecurity and desire. The writing is minimal but impactful. It’s not a feel-good book, but it is real. Uncomfortably real.

INTRIGUING

The book would've gotten a 5 star rating if i didn't get lost at times on what the author was depicting imagery wise

Wouldn’t read but gladly listen.

Try not to listen to this at work unless you feel comfortable around those people . Don’t listen to this in the car cause you’ll want to hear every word from his accent . Listen to this while you can sit down and do whatever .

Some how you feel bad for him at the end .

Not great. Not bad.

However, I wasn't engaged in the story. I couldn't bring myself to finish it. It was all over the place and I couldn't sympathize with Anonymous.