Drunk, not the movie with Richard Lewis, although you can choose one or the other no need for both. Odd sentence structure. Lots of dashes, semi-colons and convoluted sentences. Nothing is simple in this book. Strange juxtapositions. Locale: New Hampshire, Boston, Minsky's Dive Bar, slums. NPR commentator. Family Drama (of course). Brothers. Oblivious (everyone). Homosexuality. Waitresses. Seafood shacks. Law School completely sloshed! Revere Beach, what a great scene. Classicism. Snotty- superiority complex. Heartbreak. Guilt. Little girl's broken view of the world. Cheap. Recovery. Religion. I think I saw this movie or read this book before. You probably have as well. More info here.