The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of Shattered Rock Star is an autobiography, written by Nikki Sixx and Ian Gittins. The book is about Nikki’s restless life and it was released six years ago. Nikki is a bassist of the rock band Mötley Crüe.
While reading this autobiography, there was one thing I kept wondering. Could this really have happened, could this really be based on true story? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. The book was convincing and it didn’t embellish the events. It’s been written like a diary and it’s based on year 1987 in Nikki’s life. When the story is told from the drug user’s point of view, it sure is a raw story.
The book is oppressive. Everything that Nikki does, he does, because he needs heroine. That’s the only thing he’s interested in. Friends, music and sex doesn’t bring any joy in his life anymore. It’s hard to imagine, how he has felt at the time. The theme of this book is definitely decline in the famous man’s life. Nice thing in this book, is that there are comments from Nikki himself and from his close friends. They are telling their opinion about Nikki’s tough junkie lifestyle back then.
The vocabulary in this book is unilateral. The author used again and again the same words, when he narrated the story. For example, words ”hustler” and ”hanky-panky”.
The story of The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of Shattered Rock Star is quite easy to understand and in some level you can identify with it. It is an integranted entity. You don’t have to be a Mötley Crüe -fan to like this book. You just need to be curious and attracted to different kind of true stories. This book will astonish you.