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  <read_at>Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I heard Terry Gross interview Artie on Fresh Air, and he came across as such a sweet, self-aware, if screwed-up guy. I think that if I had &quot;read&quot; Too Fat to Fish as an audio book that same likable personality may have come across. But as I read it in print form, perhaps that is why I ended up being mostly frustrated and annoyed with his behavior. This was only worsened by the fact that right before I finished the book, I did a little online research to see what Artie is up to at the moment, and it seems that he is still screwing up his life in a big way. I guess I shouldn't expect every book to have a happy ending, particularly when it's a memoir and not fiction, but it was disappointing nonetheless. I want to root for the guy, but mainly he just bugs the crap out of me because he's given chance after chance to pull himself together, but he ultimately chooses his addictions each time. I feel for him, I just can't recommend this book. ]]></body>
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