Down the Drain

I picked this up after a late-night wiki dive into Julia Fox. She is fascinating. Halfway through the first chapter it began to feel like an homage to Junky by William S Burroughs (one of my favorite books). Shortly after she wrote that it was one of her favorite books, confirming that it's unclear where the line is between fact and what Julia believes is fact. What actually happened versus what are memories altered slowly over time by years of misremembering the fine details (plus the alcohol and drug abuse).

Down the Drain is entertaining and hard to read. Julia's life was hard, but her hedonistic attitude to life and relentless pursuit of fame and money left me reeling in despair not inspiration.

Julia's hubris meant she felt destined to be a star. The kind of person to say she ‘single handedly created every trend in 2022' is probably the exact kind of person to become that star. Despite my enjoying of the book page to page, my personal feelings on the relentless (and reprehensible) hunt for stardom mean I can't in good conscience give this book a better rating.