LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries
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Average rating3.9
I was going back and forth on how to rate this one. It is very readable and the story it lays out is fascinating (plus, I love his love of libraries/librarians), but I'm not sure how it holds up as a work of nonfiction. Emerson is definitely not an unbiased author and his decision not to include citations is worthy of a side-eye. It's not that I particularly mind his bias - I'm certainly no defender of Sparks and his asides often made me laugh - but coupled with the lack of citations, it makes me hesitant to give it any more than a 3 “"”anonymous””” “"”real””” diaries out of 5.