Dharma Punx by Noah Levine (2004, Paperback, Reprint)

This book is meant to be a testimonial, not a peace of literature, so it is not intended to be excellently written. Noah, however, dropped out of school and should not have been allowed to write his own story--it makes the book hard to take seriously when it reads as if it was written by an eighth grader. Additionally, the subject matter is somewhat of an "cheat" since it is really easy to make a drugs and violence story interesting.

I did like certain aspects of the book: every once in a while a particularly funny moment shows through all the slop, and Noah's fascination with the music around him makes for a semi-interesting game of musical "Where's Waldo" ("Oh, I've seen/heard of that band, too!").

Overall, only a decent book that I would not recommend to anybody unless they had infinite time and/or money. You would be better spent reading another book--especially if you have to pay for it. I had to read it for a class, and I got through the book, but to have to force oneself to be entertained is a poor substitute for actual entertainment.