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Michael Cline

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Born

The United States

Website

https://wordsfrommichaelcline.carrd.co/

Genre

Memoir, Self Help, Travel

Influences

Henry Miller

Member Since

October 2022

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Michael Cline writes raw, honest memoir about addiction, recovery, travel, and the places that shape us. His books include NEW YORK CITY JUNKY DAYS, a stream-of-consciousness account of heroin addiction in New York's East Village during the 1980s and 90s; NEW YORK RECOVERY DAYS, which follows the difficult road from getting clean to genuine recovery; and MY ADVENTURES IN TUVA, an account of his fascination with the remote Russian republic and the throat-singing tradition that became an unlikely part of his recovery.

Cline's writing takes readers from the dive bars and streets of a vanished downtown New York to the Siberian steppe, the Peruvian jungle, and eventually Barcelona, where he now lives.

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Average rating: 4.84 · 25 ratings · 22 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	New York City Junky Days 4.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New York Recovery Days it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Adventures in Tuva 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Michael Cline made a comment on Symon Cope’s review of New York Recovery Days " Thank you for the kind words! "
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Michael Cline liked Symon Cope's review of New York Recovery Days: "Michael Cline presents recovery not as a clean triumph but as a fractured, uncertain process. After leaving New York, he remains trapped by alcoholism, failed relationships and destructive patterns that sobriety from heroin has not erased. His openne" Read more of this review »
Sep 06, 2026 05:37AM · see review
Michael Cline liked Bunny's review of New York City Junky Days: "A raw, gritty, and gut-wrenchingly honest narrative from a true survivor. Michael paints such a vivid picture, it feels like you are right there with him. Would definitely recommend!"
Aug 30, 2026 02:09AM · see review
Michael Cline made a comment on Lara Ernest’s review of New York City Junky Days " I'm please to hear that you enjoyed it and found it genuine!!!!! ...more "
Jul 03, 2026 10:42AM · see review
Michael Cline liked Lara Ernest's review of New York City Junky Days: "I lived on the Lower East Side when this memoir takes place, and Michael Cline gets it right. The dive bars, the people, the internal logic of that world all felt authentic to me. That New York is gone now, and I’m grateful Michael Cline took the tim" Read more of this review »
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Michael Cline made a comment on Symon Cope’s review of New York City Junky Days " Thank you, Symon. "
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