You Are a Complete Disappointment: A Triumphant Memoir of Failed Expectations

By: Mike Edison

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Synopsis: &“You are a complete disappointment.&” On his deathbed, Mike Edison&’s father gasped those words to his son—and that was just the beginning of his devastating salvo. For anyone who has ever suffered from parental bullying, this often-hilarious yet intensely heartbreaking memoir from the former High Times publisher will provide both solace and laughter. It begins with a child&’s hunger for love and acceptance and continues through years of withering criticism, perverse expectations, and unfounded competition from a narcissistic father who couldn&’t tolerate his son&’s happiness and libertine spirit. In the end, the author unravels a relationship that could never be fixed—but perhaps didn&’t need to be. In the spirit of Augusten Burroughs by way of Jeannette Walls, Edison&’s memoir is a candid, devastating, and deeply funny read.

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