Wow...I don't even know where to start..what a ride this book is..once you start reading you can't put it down. The raw brutality that pours forth from page to page compels you to read on.In my mind, I compare this book to several others I've read..books like this fascinate me; its a world I've never stepped into, but have known many who did. And with each book like this I find, I feel I understand those people that much better. The world I'm referring to here is the world of drugs; and "futureproof" takes you deep into the taboo that is the drug world; it grabs you and refuses to let go. The words written in this story are as addictive as the drugs they are describing.I'd compare N. Frank Daniels to other authors like James Frey, Michael Sonbert, and Jack Kerouac. His writing is raw and honest, yet it flows like music. It's hard to describe this book adequately other than to say this is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Scratch that, its one of the best books I've read EVER.It's real, its accurate and its honest. You can't ask for more from an author. Two thumbs WAY the hell up on this one.visit: futureproofbook.com
It’s a bit too long and base to be called great (I’m not even sure if I actually liked it), but this book is absolutely impossible to put down. I started it at 1:00 in the morning and still kept at it long enough to almost finish it off in one sitting. While “harrowing” is an overused descriptor, and I’m not sure it really applies here in the strictest sense of the word, I was riveted and pummeled by Futureproof. I came out of it fairly convinced that I, too, had experienced everything Daniels’ narrator endures during his downward (but beautifully painful) spiral, and that’s not something that happens very often.
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The first 30 or so pages of this book led me to believe it would be an average coming-of-age novel, but it certainly was not. The narrator quickly spirals down into poverty (not that he was rich before) and many, many drug addictions. Normally I am not into drug books but I did like this one because I grew attached to the main character. He never lost his awareness of what his addiction was doing to him even as he became ever more powerless to stop it. Overall, it didn't change my life or anything, but I liked it.
—Erica
A descent into drug addiction in early 1990s Atlanta, starting in high school and over the next several years. The author follows a predictable path from using "lighter" drugs towards "harder" stuff. By the end of the novel he is injecting herion and cocaine several times a day. We witness the physical, mental, emotional, and personal devastation drug use causes. The first half of the book is not as strong as the second - by the time he is using seriously, the awful toll becomes starkly evident. His writing style is quick and relatively spare of description, although several times he runs off a page or two that effectively conveys the effects of his chosen drug. The lasting effect I got from this book is how incredibly destructive and desperate addiction can become.
—Nolan Morris
