One of his six favorite stories of addiction, as told to The Week magazine:
A Fan's Note by Frederick ExleyRead about another book on the list.
If you want to know how it feels to be an active alcoholic, read this "fictional memoir." Exley had a gift for describing his own insanity. The ugliness and stupidity of his alcoholism are mitigated only by the great work of art A Fan's Notes becomes.
A Fan's Note is one of Mike Figgis's six best books.
--Marshal Zeringue