Such a heartbreaking memoir, made even more devastating to listen to his voice posthumously in the audiobook. He was personable and genuine in his vocal storytelling, and it was also sad to hear how much the cadence and timbre of his voice have deteriorated from the effects of drugs and alcohol abuse. He also at times, sounded arrogant, misogynistic, and kinda narcissistic...I had an ebb and flow of empathy (which I felt guilty about since I'm listening to this after his death.)
This rating is solely for the writing - which was not great. I lost interest towards the end from how repetitive the structure of the storytelling became, to the point that exact phrasing was repeated countless times throughout the book, sometimes even in one chapter (we get it, you were on the number one tv show in America.) I realize he used some mechanisms to reiterate just how terrible many situations were, I just wish he had a ghost writer or someone to help him pull more nuance out of the words. I am glad I listened to the audiobook specifically; it held a lot more power to hear it directly told by him. I might have given up if I read the physical book.

I can only hope he has found peace and rest after such a tumultuous battle with the disease of addiction.