Diary of an Oxygen Thief (The Oxygen Thief Diaries)

Dairy of an Oxygen Thief is the most honest book that anyone can relate to. I feel a lot of people have gone through something like this, on either ends. Im not a reader but when I was told of this book and saw some reviews I thought I go for it and honestly loved it and makes me want to read more like this. Its hard finding really great books too. Author did an awesome job. Defiantly recommend it but you honestly have to have an open mind and be mature about it, it is very sexual.

Loved it. Wish it were longer it its raw truth captivated me. I appreciate the honesty of his reality. I will let my daughters read this in hopes that they know that monsters sometimes present themselves as Prince Charming.

I read the book “ Diary of the Oxygen Thief.” I think this book was good. I think it took a lot of guts to write a book about his personal experience. About how he was an alcoholic and how he was a narcissist. The book starts off in Dublin and the main character loves to take away the women's way of emotion. He does this by sitting and listening to there problems and then use it against them in the worst way. He would then ask them to take revenge on him by following him around and stock him. Which made him feel like they stilled cared. So eventually he got sober and met a girl that he loved but was scared to commit because he didn't want to go back to his old way. So, one day when he went to the bar he was with his girlfriend and his girlfriend would always be taking pictures of him. As he was 8 years sober, his girlfriend gave him coke. In the coke there was vodka. So after being 8 years sober he relapsed. Which was a very sad part in the book.
The character in the book had a lot courage to write about his experience. He put his differences aside and let his expire de free. Bei§&an alcoholic was a hard thing for him to recover and stopping to emotionally hurt girls was another really hard thing for him. By getting sober and by cleaning up his life he became great at his job and became ?+very successful. He put his accomplishment and struggle into a book which was a really good book. I highly recommend reading this book. It ¡was very good.

I almost enjoyed this book, but by the time I was done, I was very happy to be done, if you get my meaning. This man's misogyny made me feel quite ill. For all his alcohol recovery, which I commend him for, I still think there's something unsavoury about him. I also don't appreciate spelling mistakes and typos in the books I read. Reading this book was a bit like being reluctantly exposed to the sight of a car accident - you stand and stare, but actually would prefer to be elsewhere. I wanted to enjoy this book, so was very disappointed when I didn't. I'm sorry that I can't recommend it.

Will update. So I just ordered this book. I am honestly not a big reader and to be even more ones I hate reading. But after reading bits and pieces of this book off the Internet I was hooked and knew I had to find it. Took me a week to find. So I'm extremely happy that I have it ordered.

I think the novel is beautifully written and is the raw truth behind several people. I think the story line was well developed but took a weird turn. The ending was slightly confusing but overall great read and I would recommend to a group who could handle the sexual bits.

A highly mediocre book. The only remarkable thing is that the literary press machine is such that
a story you'd skim in maxim magazine is described as a novel with literary merit and reviews.
This is a waste of your time except that it proves that fake marketing is a thing.

The book that we had received was brand new and in paperback form. My daughter states that it was really good in the beginning and very catchy. Towards the end of the book the content became boring and hard to finish. There was no big finale the book just ended. She does recommend this to other teenagers wanting a good read.

I felt the book was pretty sexually graphic which made me realize why the author decided to remain 'anonymous.'
After the first few chapters it mellowed out a bit.
I quit reading and never finished!

This book hooked me in with a very intense (albeit twisted) account from the main character of the story (who also happens to be the author and remains anonymous). The author’s reflection of abuse and a slide into alcoholism ensues. Based on the writing alone, I decided to give this book five stars. Before Aisling, the “evil girl”, can get her portfolio of him published, the author wrote this piece to tell his side of the story. The pain of the main character throughout it is so easy to feel, it’s powerful. A very amazing memoir, Diary of an Oxygen Thief will leave you wondering what happens next.

this book is so good. its dark in parts but thats what makes it so good. the middle is kind of dragged out but good example of karma. some of my favorite quotes are from this book. wonderfully written.

I've always wanted this book and this is the only place I could buy it. It was a fair price and came on time. The book only has 3 chapters and I'm almost done with the first. It's amazing so far, you won't regret getting it.

This book is phenomenal. The entire being of the book was to be dark and twisted. People have negative reviews because their not writers. They want the same old story though they will say they want something with depth. However, when faced with it, they hate it. I truly love how he wrote this and I held onto every word. This book is definitely meant for people who are dark and twisty. Regardless, I will read over and over.

Purchased this for my daughter and I am glad I read it first. This book has no plot, is poorly written, is disturbing and depressing. I will never get back the two hours of my life that it took to read this garbage. I would return it if I could.

This book is so overrated on social media. I read it in one day just so I wouldn't have to continue reading it. Others may disagree with me, but I do not like the book at all. The only good part is the first page.

This book had my attention from the first paragraph until the end. Riveting and exciting, I want to read it over and over again. I never found a dull moment. To anyone who likes reading books that keep you hooked from start to finish, I definitely recommend it. I just wish there was more.

I grew tired of the author whining about his relationship with Aisling and how she was playing him. I felt awful for him and angry with her and I just wanted it to end without him falling off the wagon. So I guess the writing was very good and the character development was pretty good but overall I found it vulgar in parts and depressing.

I read a lot. At least 30 books a year in all different genres. I have read books that I didn't care for, of course, but I have never once felt compelled to write a negative review. I have no idea who is posting the reviews on this book. Truly it must be the author's friends or people hired by the publishing company. A book that should have taken me a weekend to read (151 fairly small pages) took me a month because I was so uninspired by the writing. Have you ever had that friend who wants to sit and tell you about a big opiphany that they had so you sit through a three hour torturous dinner and listen to them blather on about NOTHING OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE?!? That was this book. And I esentially picked up the tab for the dinner.

It started off pretty good but dragged on... I can honestly say I have zero idea what this book is about- other than some guy who can't stay sober but manages to make $200,000 a year... Who treats girls like crap because of his ex but then likes some random girl and loses his mind because she takes photos of him with his knowledge and makes a book.

This has to be one of the worst books I have ever read. Just take the $9 you were going to spend on this book and toss it into the street! If I could give this negative stars, I would....because I can't ever get those 2 hours back. This is just another poorly written book by an over-inflated narcissist and misogynist.

Unclear why people like this book. The author's paranoia and insecurity scream through the pages as he tries to blame others for his pain. [spoiler alert] In short, this man psychologically abuses women for years, blames it on alcoholism, goes into AA after punching a women, reforms himself, then ironically is played by a young women in NYC. What do we learn? There's a lot of monsters out there, duh.

I expected so much more out of the book after reading the preview. The preview is the only interesting part of it and I honestly regret paying $10.00 for this. The only reason I finished the book was because I was waiting for something more to happen, I was waiting for some depth. This book lacks that je ne sais quoi - it lacks the emotional, mental roller coaster you get from interacting with manipulative sociopaths. A good 80% of the book is composed of mediocre rants that have nothing to do with the main plot (which, by the way, is pretty far fetched too). I really wanted to love this book, but it just really lacks substance.

It made me angry. I read it and read it and I kept burning up inside because everything he was doing was what I was going through with someone else. So it upset me. But It was a good book because of how well he described his feelings. Definitely different then anything else I have read.

Self-destruction and the destruction of others leads to being completely and wholly destructed by another.

How much will we let someone strip us of? Everything? How long will we let another totally destroy us? Will we be the one to end things in that emotionally abusive situation or will we wait until they are done and have broken us completely down?

This is basically about a loathing, self-absorbed, misogynistic alcoholic in self-destruct mode that gets off and only feels better about his own pathetic life by destroying the lives of others but in a romantic situation. While the story is written in a diary or journal format, we are lead to believe that the narrator is telling the story of his own personal life. All of his past personal experiences. The DIARY is definitely dark and haunting, yet unusually full of brutal honesty and has occasional bits of humor. The author reflects upon his life, from the narcissistic abusive actions in his past to the present day where he has gotten sober, stopped the abusive actions and is trying to convince himself that what he is doing is "normal" the entire time.

I'm not getting into the ending of the book, you'll have to see what happens yourself. I will tell you that though the book is short, it's a hell of a ride.

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“Hurt people hurt people more skillfully. An expert heart-breaker knows the effect of each incision. The blade slips in barely noticed, the pain and the apology delivered at the same time.”

“We don't get punished for our sins, we get punished by our sins.”

“They say the sea is actually black and that it merely reflects the blue sky above. So it was with me. I allowed you to admire yourself in my eyes. I provided a service. I listened and listened and listened. You stored yourself in me.”

“I like hurting girls. Mentally not physically, I never hit a girl in my life. Well once. But that was a mistake. I'll tell you about it later. The thing is, I got off on it. I really enjoyed it.”

Absolutely beautiful. No words can explain how beautiful and horrible it was at the same time. It took you into the mind of a broken heart looking for revenge, even while getting played at the same time. Recommended to anyone who's got time to just sit and read about love, hate, rage, and everyday problems:)

Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous had a page posted on Facebook recently. This post caused interest in the book and so I purchased it to read and review. Disappointment abounded! Not only does it contain graphic, vulgar language but graphic sexual content also. Targeting young adults on Facebook created a young audience of interested readers, but the book is written with adults in mind as the audience. On top of all that, the writing isn't very good and I was annoyed at the lack of editing. Maybe that was the point. Maybe this book is meant as a journal of sorts. Whatever the case may be, I will not read this again and will not be recommending it to my library students.

The book started off amazing but then took a 180 turn with the story. I believed it would be about his and his female relationships, but it ended up being mostly about his job. I have yet to read the second because I fear it will be the same circumstance.

I give this book a five-star simply because I could not put it down until I finished it –and I picked it accidentally as I visited my daughter, read the first page, and got hooked. Do not expect a traditional book. It is a leap in storytelling. Is it a good leap? All I know is I was mesmerized –positively and negatively. The author is a storyteller, often talking to the reader, telling what happened to him, jumping back and forth, and digressing while keeping the reader glued despite the lack of character building other than his own. It is a pretty funny book too –particularly if you live or have lived in the Midwest. The story rolls fast –though you could get bored if it were not for the author frequent ‘wait until I tell how xyz happened.’ As I read the book, I kept thinking how the anonymous author has chattered many basic principles of storytelling without losing the ability to tell a compelling story and captivating the audience. For instance, the book has no dialogues; the author tells you most of the time what is going to happen; grammatically, the style is paradigm-shift in writing.

Probably 3.5* for what is an astonishingly vivid, punchy and well-written novella. I don't know if the storyline's really enough to give it more.
The nameless narrator is an Irish advertising whizz kid, working in London. He's professionally successful. And an alcoholic. He deliberately provokes fights in pubs. Then he moves on to women: reeling them in then dumping them with some choice home-truths: "I enjoyed it so much. Not the sex or even the conquest, but the causing of pain."

He kicks the booze. He gets a well-paid job in the USA. He swears off women... and then he meets Aisling: "she looked just like the pictures of the Virgin Mary in Irish Catholic homes." But Aisling is no saint and our narrator is about to get his comeuppance.

Read in one sitting, it's quite a compulsive story.

I have seen many reposts of the first pages of this book all over social media and I naturally assumed it would be about this person's descent into their cynical behavior in relationships. Although it does go into the details, they are very shallow and juvenile. I was hoping for a plot in which the narrator is relatable in a sense that you have also been through similar hardships in romantic relationships but that the narrator is a case when these emotional strains go to far. However, it is far from that. The narrator has no redeeming qualities and I hated him through the entirety of this book. Not even in a "love to hate" kind of way because it comes down to him being the cause of all his own problems. He was able to have many relationships and ruined them all for absolutely no reason and complaining about his life while having a good job and house. Even though he explains throughout that he will get his comeuppance, it falls flat. REALLY flat. It is nowhere near the amount of damage he has done to the people in this book. The only reason I read the entirety of this book was to see if it developed as it went and the hope of the ending redeeming it, but it never did. There were some nice phrases in this book, but they are scarce. Which makes me feel like he could've had potential in a plot or way of explaining things but didn't even try. This was too self-indulgent. If that was the point, it doesn't do a very good job.

they say dont judge a book by the cover but honestly that was what made me decide to buy this. i already had 'the handmaids tale' in my hands and saw this as i was leaving the book aisle.. on a whim i decided the melting angry snowman with a carrot dick was reason enough. just felt different right off the bat. i love that he seems to jump around, not necessarily sequential. felt like someone with a combination of ADD/mental disorders, loved the perspective. alcoholism, paranoia, dating games. it flows fairly well, finished it pretty quick. reminded me of something written by james frey in a way. i will be ordering the sequel !

The autobiography, “Diary of an Oxygen Thief,” by an anonymous writer is a novel about a man who seeks pleasure in emotionally abusing women. The main character is a self-destructive individual, an alcoholic, and a bit of a psychopath. He never abuses women physically, but destroys them mentally in an attempt to “capture their souls.” He does this by dating women and then breaking up with them right when they fall in love with him. Although the concept of the novel was intriguing and the context was raw and unapologetic, the book seemed to lag on. Half way through I wanted to put the book down and never read it again. I kept reading it because I was hopeful that it would have some redeeming quality at the end, but it didn't. The storyline was interesting at first but quickly became boring, repetitive, and predictable. I found myself wondering how it ever got on the New York Times best selling list. The main character was believable but not spontaneous enough to keep me interested. I had to force myself to read the second half of the book, and once I did, the ending was not satisfying. Once again, it was predictable. To conclude, I did not like “Diary of an Oxygen Thief.” Although, I had no connection with this writer which could be a part of why I did not enjoy it. For example, the author stated, “Hurt people hurt people,” and being that I am young, I haven’t been emotionally hurt enough to relate to this book. I would recommend this novel to someone who understands what it is like to feel emotionally destroyed.

Puzzling. First off, I almost didn't get thru it because it made me squirm, how ugly and vacant the protagonist is. I am glad I finished it because I wanted to know what this momentous/devastating event was about to befall him. I won't spoil it but I will say that as somebody who has lived through several relationships, it wasn't so earth-shattering to me. Also, I have a keen suspicion the author is a female. There are certain perspectives and emotions the author lets leak through in the writing that shows, to me, a female sensibility even though it is written through the eyes of a broken guy. Good cover and an easy read, but thrilled I was not.

I recently noticed a behavioural shift in the human who I allow to live in my home. She dislikes it when I refer to her as my slave, but based upon the fact that she cleans my litter box, I will continue to do so on less public forums. This behavioural change seemed to coincide with the introduction of a book into my household, which I typically choose to ignore with an aggressive apathy. However, this change in the human created a series of inconveniences for me, so I was forced to act.

Typically, I am promptly fed at 6am, but the human engaged in what I like to call "temporary death" for a few more hours than normal. I was hungry, and do not tolerate such disrespect, so I knocked her plants to the floor, hoping that it would convey the correct message. I wondered why she would dare to defy me in such a blatant manner, given the fact that I allow her to live in my household, and then remembered that she had kept what I refer to as the "interior sun" on much later than normal. It annoyed me quite a good bit, since I am accustomed to navigating in the darkness while she engages in temporary death. Upon further investigation, I discovered that she had kept interior sun on because she was reading (something I have learned humans like to do - for some godawful reason). I cannot imagine anything more interesting than running up and down the hallways at 2am, so I sought to understand how this could interest her more than the Hallway Olympics.

I am ashamed to admit that I liked this book more than my usual proclivity for knocking over the bin and eating tissues out of it while the human rests. I do not pride myself on the enjoyment of human art forms, based upon the fact that they are a lesser species, however, this book delighted me to the very tips of my whiskers. Why? Because it focuses on the topic of suffering, and more specifically, human suffering. I am willing to endorse anything that shines a positive light on the suffering of those weaklings, and this book is filled with more pain than the look in the eyes of my human as she changes my litter. It was a blissful suspension of the relentless positivity that I am forced to endure around the human. It reminded me that pain exists beyond that which I inflict, and that is a great comfort to me. My only lamentation regarding this book, is the fact that I do not believe the human even understands the depth of suffering that is explored, so the meaning is entirely lost upon her. What a pity.

However, if your human brings this book into the household without your approval, give it a chance and read it, instead of urinating on it.

I chose to read Diary of an Oxygen Thief for my book club book, and overall, it was a very good read, and I recommend it. It is definitely not your average novel, which makes it a unique and much more enjoyable read. The novel allowed readers to look from the point of view of a bad drunk, who looked for revenge throughout his relationships with different women. Reading Diary of an Oxygen Thief taught me a lot about karma. It was so interesting to read firsthand how someone who treated people so terribly eventually got a taste of his own medicine.
This story had a main character most people are not used to reading about. He was a thirty-something year old man with the burning desire to cause women emotional pain. in the very beginning of the story, the author wrote, “I like hurting girls. Mentally not physically, I never hit a girl in my life. Well once. But that was a mistake. I'll tell you about it later. The thing is, I got off on it. I really enjoyed it (Diary of an Oxygen Thief 1). This quote just shows the enjoyment and thrill he felt when he hurt women. He was also an alcoholic So oftentimes he would break up with girls while drunk, which is obviously not a good combination. And the thing is he enjoyed hurting them, and did not feel remorse. He basically took his relationships as a chore, and when he was ready to “cut them loose,” he would hurt them in the worst ways possible as payment for him always being there for them and putting up with all of their issues. The middle of the story does get a bit dragged out, but you just have to power through because the ending is totally worth it.
All in all, this was worth the time spent reading. It was a mixture of hate, love, insecurities, rage, and just everyday issues. This story definitely opened my eyes to the possibility that there are people out there who are just as despicable as the main character. However, it also allowed me to realize that even the worst people are not lost causes, they can always change their lives around.

Look, I'm willing to look past the fact that this is written by a shallow, misogynistic, self-aggrandizing jerk -- which it most certainly is -- because that still could possibly be entertaining; but, I cannot look past the fact that it is just horribly written. If he really is such a great advertising executive, hopefully it's not in copywriting because the writing is indicative of a 5th grader's journal or worse. Every other sentence seemed to be either "It's as if I'm really smart...because I am" or "But wait, more about that later". Sloppy and untalented writing writing overall.

Sophia Hlavac
After reading “The Oxygen Thief” it is not at all what I expected it to be. First of all this book isn’t really the sort of style that I usually read. I like to read books that have adventure, action, romance, fantasy and comedy. I don’t usually go for the depressing and sad books like this one. Believe me this book isn’t for the faint of heart so if you don’t like sad stories, I wouldn’t read it. Not saying that you wouldn’t like it. Hey you may even like this book, but I’m just giving you a warning of what you’re in for. For example one of the things that the main character says in the book is “ Hurt people hurt people more skillfully. An expert heartbreaker knows the effect of each incision. The blade slips in barely noticed, the pain and the apology delivered at the same time.” As sad and depressing as this book was, it also had some happy moments and a good ending in my opinion. I think he definitley got what he deserved in the end. Before you get confused I’m going to give you some background about the story.

The book is basically about this guy who finds pleasure and joy in destroying women’s mental health and emotional wellbeing. What he does is starts dating a girl makes them think he cares deeply about them, lets them fall in love with him and then dumps them the very second they start falling for him. He has no emotional remorse and doesn’t even care the slightest of how they feel and what they have to go through. He puts his victims in so much emotional trauma and turmoil that they probably aren’t able to love again. I found this just utterly disgusting and sad. I don’t know how anyone would enjoy reading about the disgusting heart break that these women have to go through. I mean no hate if you did like this book but I just found it very hard to enjoy it myself.

One other thing that I didn’t like about this book was that I couldn’t even relate to it in the slightest bit. Usually with books I read I can connect experiences of my life with things that happen in the book,but with this book I couldn’t even remotely relate it to any aspect of my life. On the other hand I could see how you could relate it to your life or past experiences. ( By no means am I saying that you can’t relate it to experiences that you have, but for me it just wasn’t working) For example, say someone had a really bad breakup and was really hurt by what their boyfriend or girlfriend did.

In conclusion this book wasn’t the worst because the ending was so good to the point that it made up for the rest of the story, but it definitly wasn’t my favorite book I’ve ever read. If you’re looking for an easy read but also an heart wrenching and emotional plot then this book might just be perfect for you.

In this insipid, pointlessly vulgar, and most immature novel I have ever read, the main character chronicles his track of misogynistic and masochistic behavior before a like characters reciprocates it on him. It reads like unedited diary of a whiny, bitter and sardonic young man, and unfortunately he's the main character of the book where.There are no likeable characters, the theme of the book develops poorly around "hurt people hurt people" without any additional sub-themes, and there is no metaphorical quality to text. To compare this to Fitzgerald or Catcher in the Rye is an immeasurably disrespect done to both authors to give this book some ill-deserved notoriety, as it is forgettable and not worth a read. To be fair, there are some beautiful passages, especially those which attempt to explain his atrocious behavior, as well as refreshingly critical look on corporate America, but on a whole the novel is garbage.

Read it if you can tolerate boorish boredom. This is the point of view from a psychopathic narcissist, and if you have never heard about it, might give you a little bit of insight into this insidious modern age epidemic. Otherwise, trash. I recommend Sam Vaknin on youtube for a better look at this vile fatal disease of the soul.

Soooo.... I'm not 100% sure what I just read. It was interesting and confusing. It was raw but the timeline was so jumpy that I was never really sure where or when it was. Chapter 3 is when it got really good but that's also the end of it. I'm still curious as to what happens to this person and the other people mentioned. Sadly seeing that this is a diary or sorts the characters are not fictionalized making epilogues that harder to come by. I'm glad I read it but I'm confused and kinda fascinated by the obsession of hurting people through love on purpose now.... odd feelings.

SPOILERS through this review:

Is it possible to have painful honesty from a narcissist? Diary of an Oxygen Thief is the cliche / proverbial train wreck that you can help but stare at. The author (narrator) of the story is totally unrelatable unless you find you are alcoholic misogynist who emotionally brutalizes any woman who has the misfortune of meeting him.

And yet the story was so amazingly mythical I read it straight through. I winced and laughed at the same time.

The story is really broken into two sections: Alcoholic rage and recovery. In the second half the the author gains more introspective only because he isn't piss drunk. But the self reflection is all about money, paranoia and little of anything but contempt for others.

If you love Minnesota this is not the book for you. Winter is terrible, summer is terrible, the people are dolts to be used and tossed aside when no longer needed.

Why is the book so good then? Reading all this you can't believe that anyone who seems bent on inflicting pain could be someone you know. This book allows you to feel the empathy for him that he isn't capable of giving others.

Major spoiler: In the end there is no end. Its all about his spilling his guts to save face. I won't tell you what happens but its a good one.

Many people have commented that they recommend or gave this book to a teenager. This is a sexually GRAPHIC story. The author relishes in his account of how he has oral sex with a female and compares how her mouth tastes in comparison to her (......) He loves to boast of his fantasies while pleasuring himself. I realize that teenagers are not stupid but I can't in good conscience recommend this to someone who is not an adult.

Married or in a relationship? Love her? Treat her decent? Give her this book, she will think you are a saint. Unless she was formerly in a relationship with a psycho, then this will dredge up some bad memories.

Some of the early chapters made me cringe because of the borderline sexist way that the main protagonist viewed and treated women. The intent of the story was not to like the protagonist, and none of the character stereotypes were likeable.

Most of the writing was actually snappy, engaging, and to the point and it made me continue reading just to get to the point of it all. However, I thought the ending was a completely irrelevant and I was none-the-wiser.

I didn't like the comparison to F. Scott Fitzgerald (I immediately thought of The Great Gatsby). The writing is more deliberate in this book than in Gatbsy, however, the main characters are both compulsive liars, selfish, and driven by negative energy. It gives a good idea of the mind of those who are narcissistic, obsessive in their relationships (if you can call them that) and paranoid. The last relationship he talks about for about the last 40-or-so pages makes one wonder if he is leaving a lot of information out, which he is, of course. It delves into the selfish and paranoid aspect of his mind. It is not too hard to see that what really happened with this last relationship of his is that the girl caught onto him, but was nice enough to be friends with him, because she cared about him at one time, and that his defense mechanism of thinking the relationship was possibly going somewhere after it obviously dropped off was a self-serving delusion that kept him from having to personally take responsibility for what he had done to his girlfriend. The part at the end about her humiliating him- that happened because he chose to feel humiliated, and only let those feelings out at the end of the book, and only then, to shame his girlfriend and not take responsibility for his own actions. It is a book of a repeating process of victimizing someone, and then playing the victim, but a very good read for those who would like some insight into the mind of some of the mentally and emotionally disturbed. If anything, it can be a guide to those who want to be aware of those types of people.

Meh. I'm glad I read it so I had something to say about it when people ask, but it wasn't particularly compelling. As an anti-hero, the narrator is unsuccessful because he's unrelatable and boring. The attempts at playing with chronology were annoying rather than suspense-building. Getting in the head of a reformed misogynist was neither enlightening nor entertaining.

After getting a sneak peek of the first page I had to read it! This is nothing like what I've read before, it is raw, unapologetic, and leaves you wanting more and more! Yes, it's about a jagg off getting his kicks from hurting women, but the stories of the women he messes around with are intriguing. And he does get what he deserves in the end... This isn't for anyone easily offended or needs a filter for every curse word. Otherwise, it's worth the read!!!

There isn't much of a story here. Just a first person account of a shallow, hateful individual's relationships.

But it is surprisingly well written and often very funny.

I enjoyed it somewhat, but at 150 pages, was glad it was over quickly.

I bought this as a gift for my daughter. She had been asking for it for months, so I ordered it for her. She was overall pleased with it, and it was exactly what she'd hoped it would be. It's not her favorite book ever, but she enjoyed it.

This is the kind if book that makes you hate photographer's but love then at the same time. I wouldn't say it's inspirational as he inflicts emotional abuse on to women but it is a jaw dropper. It captivates you..making you crave the next page. Diary Of an Oxygen Thief is one of those books that just might get you pregnant like Beyonce. The word structure is exquisite and carefully put together. Of course in the mist of all the author's thoughts you get a man who is only human. This isn't Fifty shades of grey, but it damn well needs to be made into a movie.

"Hurt people hurt people." Although we never admit it, there's a little piece in everyone who indulges in a slight satisfaction in leading someone, dumping a significant other and even cheating. Diary of an Oxygen Thief tells the story of just how far one will go for sexual and emotional gratification. It goes to show just how far we are willing to go in the dating world in order to find some kind of pleasure. Gripping, and truly takes your breathe away.

This book was recommended to me by a close friend who said I resembled the main character in some ways. It took me only a few pages to realize that this comparison was a major slight on my honor as a man and human being as this book consists of the narrator emotionally abusing women and drawing a sick perverse pleasure in it.
The psychological warfare comes around full circle near the end and justice (weak justice at that) is eventually served.
The prose, well written and with realistic dialogue, brings the story to life and makes me believe that this book may truly be a diary. A cold, tragic diary I intend to read again.

This book--diary--might be somebody's true story. It might be yours. We'll never know. I can only tell you as a reviewer of Diary Of An Oxygen Thief, it resonates with the pain, the discouragement, the frustration of somebody who had lived this story.

The book starts with this sentence: "I liked hurting girls."

He proceeds to explain that he doesn't abuse them physically, clearly stating that he'd never hit a girl in his life.

No, he does much worse. He works very hard to have them fall in love with him. If you were his current victim, he would listen to you carefully, find out all about you. He would learn your likes and dislikes. He would make love to you in every possible way. Until you loved him... Yes, you would be totally in love with him...

And then he would turn on you.

Verbally abusing you as he watched the shock in your eyes, enjoying the hurt he saw there. Perhaps he'd tell you about being with another woman. Or he might sit there talking about how he was disgusted with this or that about you... It was perfectly legal, even if he was killing you, with his words!

He was also an alcoholic...

Did that give him the proper excuse? Maybe not, but he started going to AA and turned his life around... And he fell in love!

She was the type of woman who like hurting boys...and even had others to help!

All I can say is that Diary Of An Oxygen Thief is a fascinating journey. Readers quickly hate the main character until he has stopped drinking. He seems to be totally recovered and trying to make a new life, until he meets her. The one who liked hurting boys...

Only you can decide whether this book is for you. The back cover says "Hurt people hurt people." This book is a "very real account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us." Frankly, I think counselors, psychologists, and other abuse supporters should consider it a must-read. No matter what your background, your past. You will find something to remember from this book, perhaps even, something that is already haunting you and will continue to do so. Read it and face Reality... Your Reality?

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Despite all of the negative reviews, this book is one the best reads. If you take interest in deep, soulful, raw emotional stories this is definetly in that category. It's pretty vulgar, but the realism of the story makes it more interesting in my opinion (because it could really happen). It's something I think everyone can take something out of and relate to.

First off, this book is not for the weary. Secondly, nothing could prepare you for this thrill ride! It is raw, raunchy, and real; it taps in to the deep sides that we are all scared to say we have. I absolutely LOVE this series, and I have already read the second one. Do not try to pick apart the book, and don't try to compare it because it is in a class of its own! Open your mind and be real with yourself because he tells some truths here and as effed up as it seems, we all have some of him in us! READ READ READ! Have no preconceived notions, just enjoy this trashy piece of amazingness!

This book could have been great. It was clearly written in a mindless haze or something? I’m pretty confused as too why it’s was even published... Most of the story is just him going in circles over and over and over again, trying to draw out what little he actually had to write about.

I think it's an insane that people would review the book badly because it offends them. If a book can affect you in that way, then it is a powerful piece of art. The book lets you get inside the mind of someone you may not actually like, and it is thrilling and interesting. It almost felt like a diary, and was written in such an interesting unique way. I loved it so much I finished it in one sitting.

"Diary of an Oxygen Thief", it's a GREAT BOOK I picked up yesterday and I couldn't put it down. It's so well written and creative and just, hilarious and it just punches you in the face when you least expect it. It's written in a first person view about an alcoholic who enjoys emotionally hurting his lovers because of a messed up past of his own. This is not a book for the faint of heart. But I really enjoy it because of its artistry, language, the psychology of this person and well, his alcoholism! Some people seem to love this book, or hate it. Catcher in the Rye-esque, but a bit more advanced.

Absolutely one of the most powerful books that I have ever read. I read the whole thing within 5 hours! This book actually influenced me to write my own book that I'm currently working on. Never have I related so much to a single work of literature. I have reread it many times & will continue to do so. It's addicting!

Diary of an oxygen thief is a different kind of book. I gave it a 3/5 because I liked how the author doesn't care about what is written...all emotions are out there on the table and the purity of getting into someone else's head like that is really interesting. However, I didn't give it a 5/5 because at times I found it boring and the ending didn't have an explosion of emotions or pain that I expected- it was quite basic. Definitely worth a try though.

"I liked hurting girls"
"Mentally, not physically... the thing is. I got off on it. I really enjoyed it."

Think sitting down at a bar and having a drunk American Psycho as a f***-all Irishman tell you his story about how he moved to the States and met Lolita and you have Diary of an Oxygen Thief.

At first, you shy away. You maybe pretend like you aren't listening because you think he might be crazy and you wouldn't want to be associated with him and you definitely don't want to egg him on. But he continues ... and you are listening. You might be staring straight at the TV, but you're listening and he knows it, so he keeps going. He excuses himself to use the bathroom for a moment and you find yourself waiting for his return. Now you are hooked, and with this new encouragement he knows he has you and you listen as his story goes from him being the cat to him being the mouse. And you think about all the times you yourself have been on either one side or the other of that old familiar game.

This is, without question, the worst book I have ever read. How did this get published? If I wrote this book, I'd have left my name of it as well. There is no reason whatsoever to have any interest in or sympathy for the main character. The story jumps randomly from event to event with no tension, no build up, no payoff, nothing. It makes no sense at all.

It seems like this is the memoir of someone whose life is not really that interesting, and who is too cowardly to put their actual name on it, so they changed some details and published it anonymously. It does not work as a memoir, it does not work as a novel, and it is too thin to work as a doorstop. So it is completely, utterly useless.

Do not be drawn in by the cover or the title or the font. This book is garbage. Buy it for someone you strongly dislike. Buy it for someone you'd like to discourage from reading. Suggest it to a book club that you want to break up.

I've just finished reading this book and am left feeling numb, bored and as if all my senses have been dulled.

I was hopeful, after the opening pages, that this would be a good and interesting read. I'm sorry to say it was not. I have no strong feelings for or against it, but am left wondering 'what was the point?'.

Reading this is akin to a night spent trapped talking to someone you dislike at a party.

The 'author' has no redeeming features, and there is no redemption or lightbulb moment in his story. He's certainly not someone you'd want to spend any time with, reading the book is theft enough of your precious hours.

Totally disappointed as I ordered this book as an ebook to send as a gift. The person's surprise was ruined as the store.com sent a message with the email saying that the book was not available to them. I have ordered ebooks in the past. Refund/Credit please

This book defiantly isn't for everyone, even though I didn't enjoy it as much as some people it was still a decent book. The story overall was quiet odd and pretty unique however the plot twist was quiet obvious and it feels like the ending was rushed. In the beginning the book was strong with lots of details while further in it felt like the author was tired and rushed the plot skipping some of the minor details the reader had enjoyed from the beginning.

This book only redeems itself as a ‘book’ by the fact it’s a published series of somewhat coherent words and ideas which take the reader into a narcissists mind. I bought this book after a quick glance at the back, which implies theres an existential theme of why we treat people, and are treated by them a certain way. Nope. I’m pissed I paid $16 for this mind numbing garbage. Finished it in a day because it’s a short read and at times funny. Mostly made me feel like my soul was wretching. Waste of time and money.

I came across this book a few times before I actually bought it. In a fortuitous encounter, I ran into the author at a table where he was selling his books in SoHo. (Although, actually you never REALLY know considering it's written by 'Anonymous')

Anyway... it was a great read. I couldn't put it down. It took me about 3 days to get through it. It felt just like having a conversation with the guy sitting next to you alone at your local dive he drunkenly confesses to you just how messed up he's been when it comes to women, but how that's ok, because he gets his in the end. (Kind of like a reverse fairy tale?) And although, I don't know if the end entirely justifies his self-proclaimed "I liked to hurt women" stand point, it definitely makes it worth it to have stumbled into a conversation with this dude at the bar.

This book reminds me so much of Catcher In The Rye, especially the main character. The main character's story is interesting and keeps you a bit on edge, mainly towards the end. All in all, it's a very good read, I couldn't put it down.

I really wish i could give this book zero stars. Whomever the author is just rambles on about what a POS he is and how pathetic girls made him act like an even bigger POS. There was no plot to follow and at one point he got off track so many times, it took him 17 pages to explain that he was drunk. Like, yea, we get it, you drank a lot and acted like a POS. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. Also, this book is 100% inappropriate for anyone under the age of 14 and probably a trigger for anyone that has been in an abusive relationship of any sort. Also, anyone that is an alcoholic and working through AA should just pass this one by. The amount of crap he blames on alcohol even years after he is sober is insane. Guess he missed the making amends process ( or is so freaking self-absorbed he just didn't do them). If this book were written as a paper and graded it would an F. There is truly no intro/ beginning, body or conclusion.it is just sporadic rambling.

i usually don't write reviews for books, but this book was such a waste of money. if you are interested in reading a useless book written from a narcissistic misogynist point of view, then this one is for you... even so, it's boring.

A strange book, but a great one, nonetheless. Definitely the most honest narrative I've read in a long time - and probably ever. You'll find yourself relating somewhat with the protagonist (or antagonist, depending on how you feel towards the end) and even sympathizing with him a bit and then hating yourself for it - but that's what makes it so interesting. A quirky and quick read.

A revisionist history by an alcoholic, unreliable narrator who sought to reframe his pick-up artist past, through Palahniuk-esque emotional distance and suspect moments of vulnerability.

At the end of the day, a fragile ego's fever dream.

I threw this book in the garbage-- I don't even want to pass it along to another person. Sick mind, reveling in cruelty, and not coming even close to receiving karmic justice. Not cute, and not worth your time.

The book, Diary of an Oxygen Thief, was a great read. The author published it under the name Anonymous which I immediately liked...you truly do feel like you are reading someone's personal diary. An Everyman but one whom you both like and hate at the same time. Told in the first person, Anonymous is an abusive alcoholic who, in the end, gets some payback.
As a woman, you have met guys like him. As a man, maybe you have BEEN him. He's cruel yet honest. And the book is loaded with humor. At times I was cracking up, other times i was thinking "I can't wait until this guy gets his!"
The novel had a surreal feel to it for me. I read it in one sitting just about, and I, myself, felt like I was in an alcoholic haze through some parts of it..Was what the main character going through actually happening? Is he crazy/paranoid or just stating the facts? He is drunk much of the time and I felt disoriented reading it. Which is a good thing. I got my copy on the store and I recommend this book for anyone who has been hurt, been a hurtful person, and has dealt with alcoholism.

Horrible book. I'm surprised so many people enjoy it. It was hard to read and keep up with. The author is all over the place and the ending was definitely lackluster. I wouldn't recommend purchasing this.

This book was recommended to me by a woman who uses it as a barometer to judge a man's personality, by his thoughts/comments on it. I'm not sure what that says about her.

It's a quick read and I was looking to start a book, so I gave it a shot. That's about the best compliment I can give this book. It's a quick read.

The author/protagonist is a bit of a sociopath. So, his descriptions of situations that might otherwise have some emotional impact if told by a "normal" person, did not have any. The peripheral characters are glossed over and described from the cold perspective of the author, so when any of them are hurt, there's little visceral effect. It's almost like breaking down the act of crying in clinical terms, while watching someone who you know very little about, shedding the tears. It just loses something.

A great deal of the book consists of descriptions about the author's day to day, mundane activities. I would say nearly half. I found myself anxious for something ... anything exciting or meaningful to happen. Something to affect me. It just never came. When the events that were obviously supposed to be stirring or dramatic occurred, it was like watching a great scene in a movie with the sound off.

Perhaps if you've lived with, been in some sort of relationship with, or ARE a sociopath, you'll have common ground and connect with this writer. But, for the rest of us who have only dealt with the relatively normal disorders like co-dependency, narcissism, etc., to a manageable degree, it just doesn't seem to resonate.

I don't really know why this has such good ratings. It's way overrated. I know you may be drawn in by the first few lines, like I was, but honestly the book is just this immature, spiteful, petty man complaining. It's also not edited very well, and it really brings you out of the book. It was ok, but like I said to me it just felt like a long, overrated list of complaints.

the preview was so good but the book wasn't worth the hype. I don't regret reading it, it was an okay book and kept my interest but not worth the ten dollars I paid for it. it was just a dude complaining the whole time. idk I got nothing out of it but it wasn't horrible.

i picked up this book mostly because the author is 'anonymous,' but in the end didn't think the book delivered on what it built up to. The writing wasn't bad (clichéd McInerney, from a recovering alcoholic p.o.v.]) but nothing happens & it was hard to care about the narrator--he might be anonymous (as in Alcoholics Anonymous) but he comes off as a paranoid & misogynist & privileged.

Wild ride! I actually read the second installment (in what I hear is going to be a trilogy!), "Chameleon on a Kaleidoscope" first, but was equally enamored of the 'prequel' - "Diary of O2 Thief" was all I'd hoped it would be and more. Totally titillating, I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. Fascinating insight into alcoholism and the mind of the modern man. Everyone has their demons - Anonymous is astonishingly ballsy for airing his with wit and brutal honesty. A tour de force.

I downloaded the sample and like it enough to purchase the book. I was disappointed that most of the story seemed to happen in the beginning of the book. The end was completely anticlimactic and pretty boring.

I was immediately drawn into this book from its hard to ignore opening. I felt that I was reading a confession of some kind, and it was brave in what it revealed, and in what it risked by revealing such an undressed glimpse into
the psyche of its tormented, cruel narrator. Like all complex characters, he is capable of evoking empathy, eventually. I found myself gasping , laughing, and hurriedly turning the pages of this original, engaging, and ultimately
enjoyable book.

Diary of an Oxygen Thief is a rollercoaster of emotions I was not yet ready to expose myself to. Makes one even almost uncomfortable to be able to relate to all, if any of the circumstances. Brilliant! Ive read it over and over again. Its insane my heart broke for Anonymous although it was some sort of justified come-upance. Forever will it be a favorite. I want more!

I bought this book in SoHo, NY on the street from the Author. He stopped me and told be about his book and I felt the draw to buy this book, and am so grateful that I did. As a note- I am not much of a reader and this is the second book I have finished this year. It is a great story, that is written in a way that almost includes you into the lives of the people that are being written about. Incredible character development, creative plot, and an easy read. I highly recommend this book, especially to those of you who like to read memoirs!
-Rebecca

Here's how I stumbled on this book. I was walking through Soho and saw a glass sign that said " I don't have fu--'in Tourette's Im Irish." I thought it was great and took a picture when the guy behind the table started to talk to me about his book. He seemed like a decent guy and the book sounded interesting so I bought a signed copy from him. Reading this, at first I thought - decent style , very engaging and he reminds me of Bukowski- graphic, somewhat misogynistic and boozy. However in the end unlike in Bukoski's "Women" for example there is redemption and much to like in the protagonist here. This is a very promising first novel and worth a look.

My review really isn't so different from the others here (and that might even include parts of the bad review), but I'll include my two cents. For anybody who has done bad things to other people, or even thought about doing bad things to others, specifically women, you can see what you look like in our narrator. It ain't pretty. And our narrator knows it. You wish he would get his comeuppance. But then you're not sure if he would even recognize it if it happened.

The book is a fast read. I remember I bought Of Mice And Men when I was in College and read it in one or two sittings. This was very similar. Instead of Lenny & George we have the evil narrator and the contrite narrator. Which one will win out? Along the way there are some sharp jokes and witty observations.

The Anonymous angle for the authorship is a smart move as after reading this book you may not be sure if you want to shake the author's hand or slap him in the face when you meet him.

With the level of brutal honesty and detail any reader will understand that this is
not the work of fiction. At the same time its a really great laugh! The chill of reality makes
it all the more amusing. Everyone has been in one of these situations at some point in life.
From frolicking on the kitchen floor to face down in the street to Advertising exec.
This is "Mad Men" meets "Fight Club"!

A page turner to say the less, I finished this book within a few hours. I was actually sold this book by "annonymous" himself, you can find him and the book stand on any given corner in Greenwich village, St. Marks place, or SoHo NYC. Witty, and well told a story of a complete jerk who gets a great dose of Karma. This book is an instant favorite do yourself a favor and buy now!

I had the good fortune to meet Anonymous - or at least, a pleasant and funny Irish guy who claimed to be Anonymous. It's hard to say where the fiction starts and stops, both in speaking with him and reading Diary Of An Oxygen Thief. His good humor enticed me to buy it, and it is funny! I enjoyed the book but not just for its humor. I have, unfortunately, known several men who are mirror images of the central character, and reading this account of the behavior I experienced was illuminating, cathartic and healing. I feel as though I have been let in on a deep, dark secret that had been a mystery to me for years. And to do that with a laugh is a good read, indeed!

Read this in one day. Had stuff to do but couldn't put it down.

Dark insights into the world of advertising and the mind of a hurt and hurtful man who in the end...well....I'd hate to spoil the ride.

I bought it on the strength of a pull quote from the NY Times, "Mad Men meets Fight Club." I'd say that sums it up nicely.

The title of the book drew me in. All of the great reviews made me think this could be something I might like. I could not be more wrong. I can only assume the great reviews were written by aliases or paid friends and relatives.

Honesty in fiction is hard to come by. It takes an immense amount of courage to simply confront life's absurdity and its moral irrelevance. The author managed to treat the more tragic aspect of life and human fallacies with humor and grace. He successfully convinced me that the fatalist in us can actually be a comedian.

It is not a revelatory literary masterpiece, nor was it meant to be. So if you are looking for Nabokov in the book, you will be deeply disappointed. But what this book is - is a sincere and brave reflection of our powers and vulnerabilities. If you enjoy reading David Sedaris, this is the book for you - it is original with a refreshing touch of modesty.

I really enjoyed this book because it was very different. Its rawness and honesty is refreshing, and it keeps the pages turning. It's a quick but good read.

I met the author today on the street in NYC and had a nice talk with him. He informed me that he has a sequel that he has released as a kindle version with a print one coming soon. Its called CHAMELEON ON A KALEIDOSCOPE

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A thief must have stolen an oxygen tank and made a long painful dive into the murky fathoms of his past to come up with this excruciatingly sincere as well as screamingly funny book. An enlightening read into the dark. I read it in a day and a half. Couldn't put it down.

Not too long before I started reading this book I saw a small excerpt on social media and it looked very intriguing. Unfortunately I was disappointed. The narrator of this anonymous book, which is an Irish alcoholic, explained how he abuses woman mentally. He'd wait until the girl he was dating was infatuated with him and then just absolutely destroy them mentally. He compared to himself as a serial killer considering serial killers feel no regret after killing their victims. He says he's killed a few girls souls and compared it to murder, except legal. Starting in the book he explains each of his relationships with each girl. I'm my opinion each story he told was full and boring. Nothing major happened nor any exciting events in the book that would make me want to keep turning the pages. In this book there were many unanswered questions. Considering this is his ‘diary’ he mentions something that happened with a girl and then after says, “...but I'll explain that later.” and then doesn't continue and never seemed to explain it later! Me personally I am very into stories that involve murders so I thought this would be interesting considering he compared murder to him destroying their souls, it sounded different. But I was wrong. Throughout the book it was very dull and seemed like nothing was going to happen, and nothing did.

I loved this book. I met the author on the streets of SoHo and he explained the premsise, I was intrigued. I don't think I have ever been more connected to a character in a book. I loved him, I hated him, I related to him, I felt for him. The range of emotions the author drags you through in this story run the gambit and in the end you truly find out what love can do to people. It really enjoyed this book and higly recommend it.

The book is supposedly a tale of how a man who emotionally abuses women met his match, and though that's in there, half of it seems to be irrelevant tales of his job as an Advertising Executive and commentary on the housing market in Minnesota. It's constantly teased that we'll get to the story of how this woman humiliated this man but when it get's there it's confusingly described and doesn't really live up to the expectations that it's tried to build up. So many necessary details about the story and people's motivations aren't really explained while others are given far too much time. And as reformed as the narrator claims to be, he still comes across as an unpleasant misogynist.

It was a sunny afternoon when I came across the author of this book in SoHo. What caught my attention was the description of the book "Madmen Meets Fight Club". I'm only a few chapters into the book, and I'm already loving the authors way of writing, which is totally totally real. I love it. He actually writes down the things we think about in our minds, word for word, and I find this very attractive.

I have just recently bought a kindle and this book is like calling my name. The only thing I am confused about is if this is the first book or what. I know there's the chameleon one but if someone could tell me the order of the books that would be great!

One minute you loathe, the next you love, and by the end you're not sure which is which.
May God have mercy on us all if other authors start to depict such raw deplorable acts in the same captivatingly honest light.

One minute you loathe, the next you love, and by the end you're not sure which is which.
May God have mercy on us all if other authors start to depict such raw deplorable acts in the same captivatingly honest light.

As someone who works in publishing, I am around a lot of books which makes me a tough critic. This is my first book review and for good reasons.
This is one of the most inspiring books I've read in the passed few years. It's deep, relatable, juicy and filled with mental stimulation.
Not only is it well written (see phrases like* "Lasagna of pain" & "Romance kills more people than cancer") but it's incredibly gripping.
You'll form an attachment to the characters whether you like them or not. I highly recommend this, ESPECIALLY if you're a new yorker.

It's beautifully composed and you won't want it to end. Looking forward to reading more from the author.

I've read some books in the past that made me very angry. I'd finish them at four o'clock in the morning and immediately wake up the person sleeping next to me in order to rant for thirty minutes in the middle of the night because I was so angry. This book doesn't even deserve that sort of passion from me. This book really didn't have a plot. Of any sort. It jumped around far too much. It apparently didn't have an editor, or at least an editor who did any sort of work at all. I finished it, looking for any sort of redeeming quality to make up for the fact that I spent fifteen dollars on it. Nothing. I read twilight and every John Green book (trying to understand the hype) and this book can't even come close to those books, and those books aren't even good.

This is an honest, real, account of the legacy of pain, neglect and abuse. What was done to us, what motivates others to harm us, and what we allow them to do. The opening line "I liked hurting girls." grabbed me and the following pages made my heart pound as I realized that what was done to me in my lifetime was all documented in this diary. An alcoholic's account of his misogyny is brutal and hard to take at times but the author makes it easy to read because of his honesty, grace, and introspective remorse, all interlaced with humor. I read it in an afternoon. I laughed out loud, I cried and occasionally I had to put it down to stop my heart from beating so hard. I've read it twice since first picking it up six months ago. This book has a blog where the writer gives more detail and the delicious experience of peeping into someones private diary continues. This is a must read.