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Closet Full Of Coke A Diary Of A Teenage Drug Queen (2012)

by Indra Sena(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: **Warning: Due to the extreme graphic nature of this book I recommend it for mature adults only.**I was a little uneasy when I first requested this book.I was not sure what exactly to expect, but I was not disappointed.This is a memoir of horrors. As a human interest story it was a very sad and heart-wrenching book to read filled with abusive and neglectful parents, rebelling children, drugs, prostitution, sex, crime, runaways, child prostitution and that is all with in the first few pages. I could see bad decision after bad decision being made and as a parent it made me just chunk the book against the wall. I wanted to grab her and shake some sense into both her, her parents and friends. Seeing how easily a young child can make such horrendous mistakes especially when th... moreere is not even one parent or friend that steps in to show them another way was well...words cannot describe.Stories like this are always intriguing to people. It gives us a glimpse into a different life and that we find sadly entertaining,but not necessarily funny. This book disturbed me on many levels. Almost every chapter begins with a definition of a word relating to drug slang, to help the reader understand the story better. I found myself really ticked off with Indra on numerous occasions, but what really got to me was how even after going to prison and being humiliated with the intake process, having to sit in her soiled panties filled with blood, when she was offered a way out of the life style of being a drug runner she made the conscious decision to continue with the life because her other job offer of digging in dirt was too degrading and humiliating for her. Made me want to throw her little but back into jail and be done with her and her ego. They say money is the root of all evil and in Indra's case it was true. The lure of what money could buy her meant more to her then the lives she was destroying.I found it difficult at times to feel sorry for her, or even have pity on her.I believe we reap what we sow and there are consequences to every decision we make.Some are good and some are hellish,but they are a result of our choices. Indra could have made the decision to go to authorities when she was young and had her and her sister removed and placed into foster care or with relatives, instead she decided a life of drugs and immorality was the better decision to escape her horribly living conditions. With that came a high price.What I found missing in this book that I would have liked to known more about is how the author is doing today.What struggles has she had to overcome as a consequence to this lifestyle she chose to live? I also would have like some pictures of the author from them to now. Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from pump up your books in exchange for my honest opinion. The views expressed are my own.
review 2: I received this book as part of a blog tour to give an honest review.There is plenty of bad language within this story. Possible spoilers. I have truly never really read a memoir the ones I have they always miss something and you can never fully get into reading them. With a Closet Full of Coke I just had a feeling that this was a book that would draw me in and I would devour the story and like it. I was totally right. Now I know you are wondering why the 4.5 rating. There was a few things within the story that I just was like that is really hard to believe. And second it was the ending the Afterward with the author.So you are following the life of a young teenager who comes from a broken home, and sells drugs. Honestly I could see this possibly being a show or movie. You could see the story happening right before your eyes. And while reading it, if you didn't know it was based on a true story you learn later on that it is. What got me was how the mother of the teenager and her sister was treated. It broke my heart like what parent doesn't truly care about their kids? But I guess it happens more than anything. There were parts that were heart-wrenching that it was like how much can this girl deal with. I loved her "working" relationship with Jamal and his outcome broke my heart because he seemed like such a fun guy. I enjoyed how she was strong and didn't take no crap from anyone. That is hard to do in a drug world, you have to become tough or you get taken over and working for someone else. There were times that I wanted to tell Indra to not make that decision put it all behind you. Don't take his crap and take him back. Oh and how she did her friend with the kids and the stash house, just straight up broke my heart I was like really? You gonna let her take the fall? You are not gonna get her out of jail? I know you are trying to set your life right but this chick has kids. Overall a very brutal and honest story of a young drug queen-pin in the 80s. You see the hardship she went through not only with herself but with those around her and her family. You see heartache, hardly any love and more than anything it seems a lesson learned. What truly got me was the part where Carlos is in the bathtub and he ask her to join him. And at first she brushes it off then she gets in. And of course he tries to have his way with her. It bothered me because you put yourself in that situation, instead of walking away. The second part is the Afterword. I want to truly know about the other characters that played a part in this story not just Indra or her drug dealer/lover. I felt a bit let down on that part. On this part the author sent me an email saying that the afterword was 3 pages and not 1 page like the copy I received. So other characters were mentioned within this "afterword". less

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