I don’t know if I could sit through it, but, if made the right way, it could be a very intense examination of the damage that people do to each other in the name of “love”. The author of this book was recently paid for the film rights so we may see a movie made out of it. Recommended for the serious fans of psychological warfare tales or for those who have survived a very nasty relationship and want to compare their battle scars. Maybe, as time passes, his true identity will be revealed. I tried to do a bit of research to discover who this “Anonymous” really was, but failed to come up with anything. No wonder people are cynical if there are people like this in the world. I was absolutely shocked at the terrible ways in which the Oxygen Thief behaved and then was treated. There aren’t any likeable characters in this book, but it is impossible to put down, so I had to give it at least three stars for its readability. It’s not life threatening, but it is uncomfortable. One well-aimed punch is not just painful when the person who has been in shock starts to put the weight back on, the heart remains bruised, and this can lead to aortic fibrillation. ![]() I also learned something about the physiology of love and heartbreak: “I read somewhere that when someone is in emotional shock, the area around the heart loses some of its protective fat and is therefore dangerously exposed. Like I wasn’t taking her seriously enough. She herself had apparently witnessed the awful effect this girl could have on guys. Like a Shakespearean play, the Oxygen Thief’s eventual downfall is foreshadowed by a beautiful woman he meets in AA: “She’s evil,” said the blonde. A polite knock on my front door changed all that.” pg 34, ebook. I knew nothing of this and immediately reveled in the possibility of allowing my front and back gardens to return to nature. There is a law somewhere that says you have to maintain your lawn or the neighbors can force you to. But, the other part, is that he moved to the American Mid-West and experienced some serious culture shock, which I couldn’t help but find charming: “American lawns are loaded with social and political meaning. Partially, it was because he manages to clean himself up in AA. I didn’t know if I was going to be able to finish this book, given how much I hated the beginning, but, just like the numerous women in his diary, I was drawn into the Oxygen Thief’s lair and then (gasp) began to feel sorry for him. Hurt people hurt people more skillfully.” pg 9 ebook. Was it really that simple? To achieve a soul-shattering, it is better if the perpetrator has been through the same experience. That’s saying something: “Why would anyone set out to break the heart of someone he loved? Why would anyone intentionally cause that kind of pain? Why did people kill each other? Because they enjoyed it. I don’t know that I’ve ever disliked a character in a book as much as I despised this ‘Anonymous’. ![]() I’m not cured of it, but I don’t set out to systematically dismantle like I used to.” pgs 6-7 ebook If I’m honest, even today I miss hurting. I allowed you to admire yourself in my eyes. … They say the sea is actually black and that it merely reflects the blue sky above. He’s an alcoholic who discovers that he loves emotionally abusing women but, as the story progresses, he eventually meets his match.: “… I realized I had found my niche in life. The Oxygen Thief may be the male equivalent to Amy Dunne.ĭiary of an Oxygen Thief is written as an actual diary by, as you can see above, Anonymous. Did you like the emotionally disturbing/psychological train wreck that was Gone Girl? You may really enjoy this one.
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