Confessions of an English Opium Eater
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Confessions of an English Opium Eater

by Thomas De Quincey

1822•Biography•232 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a slow-paced biography, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

I have often been asked how I first came to be a regular opium-eater, and have suffered, very unjustly, in the opinion of my acquaintance from being reputed to have brought upon myself all the sufferings which I shall have to record, by a long course of indulgence in this practice purely for the sake of creating an artificial state of pleasurable excitement. This, however, is a misrepresentation of my case.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentarySelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

BiographyOpium abuseDrug addictsEnglish AuthorsOpium habitOpiumModern LiteratureOpioid-Related Disorders

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Author
Thomas De Quincey
Published
1822
Pages
232
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