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Requiem for a Dream

By: Hubert Selby Jr.
Narrated by: William DeMeritt
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A tale of four people trapped by their addictions—the basis for the acclaimed Darren Aronofsky film—by the author of Last Exit to Brooklyn.

Sara Goldfarb is devastated by the death of her husband. She spends her days watching game shows and obsessing over appearing on television as a contestant—and her prescription diet pills only accelerate her mania. Her son, Harry, is living in the streets with his friend Tyrone and girlfriend Marion, where they spend their days selling drugs and dreaming of escape. When their heroin supply dries up, all three descend into an abyss of dependence and despair, their lives, like Sara’s, doomed by the destructive power of drugs. Tragic and captivating, Requiem for a Dream is one of Selby’s most powerful works and an indelible portrait of the ravages of addiction.

©2011 Hubert Selby, Jr. (P)2024 Dreamscape Media Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Psychological Urban

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Critic reviews

”Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists . . . to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America.”—The New York Times Book Review
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tells it how it is.drugs are fun at first, but it always turns into a nightmare

incredibly well written

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I would not say I enjoyed this book. More that I found it extremely sobering but also emotionally attached to the characters. Made me want to scream into the story ; to hug Sara and tell her she was fine as she was. A modern eye on 20th century tale of drug addiction and the racism experienced by Tyrone, Marion’s self loathing and Harry’s dreams going to dust made it compelling and memorable. I wish it had gone on for longer and there was some hope for them all, some recovery or an epilogue. Heartbreaking but honest story.

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