Permanent Midnight

A Memoir (20th Anniversary Edition)

By: Jerry Stahl, Nic Sheff - foreword

Narrated by: Jerry Stahl, Scott Merriman

“An extraordinary accomplishment.... A remarkable book that will be of great value to people who feel isolated, alienated and overwhelmed by the circumstances of their lives.” --Hubert Selby, Jr., author of Last Exit to Brooklyn

“[Stahl] is a better-than-Burroughs virtuoso.” --Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker

“Original, appalling, indelible picture of a man trying to swim and drown at the same time. Stahl has nerve, heart, a language of his own and a ghastly, riotous humor.” --Tobias Wolff, author of This Boy’s Life

“Permanent Midnight is one of the most harrowing and toughest accounts ever written in this century about what it means to be a junkie in America, making Burroughs look dated and Kerouac appear as the nose-thumbing adolescent he was.” --Booklist

A searing confessional infused with the darkest humor, Permanent Midnight chronicles the opiated abyss of a Hollywood screenwriter and his formidable climb into sobriety.

Made into a major motion picture starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, Permanent Midnight is revered by critics and an ever-growing cult of devoted fans as one of the most compelling contemporary memoirs.

©2015 by Jerry Stahl (P)2015 by Rare Bird Books, all rights reserved. Music © 2015 by Joe Cardamone.

Gritty, no holds-bar, gut wrenching... HEROIN

Wow, where do I begin? This is as real as it gets. You want to know about heroin addiction?
This book is it. I laughed, I cringed, I was astonished. By far thee most down in the dumpster pit of addiction I've yet to read/listen to.
This blows the movie away.
Get this!
BRAVO to JS for having the soul-searching honesty to write this

background music is horrible and ruins story

Completely disappointed with the background music. It’s horrible and ruins the story. It’s also distracting and anxiety inducing. Don’t recommend listening.

Background music

I love and want to learn this story.... just not through this audio book! tge background music is EXTREMELY annoying. it drive my anxiety through the roof (not even related to tge story or anything) The author seems brilliant and funny with a really interesting tale to tell. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING AND NOT LISTENING. IT DROVE ME INSANE. I HAD TO STOP. I WAS GETTING SO STRESSED BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT (Beasty BoyIsh) music ! I MIGHT try to READ this?!

Memoir assignment

I read Permanent Midnight for an assignment in my addictions class. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I usually don’t do audiobooks but out of necessity I tried it. The music realllyyyyy ruined it for me. I think the story suffered because of it, but Jerry’s detailed recall and vulnerability was captivating!

Good story, distracting music

The story is real and raw and entertaining. The problem is that there is this awful jazzy music playing in the background the whole time. I tried getting my credit back, it was that distracting for me. I regretted this purchase.