Highlights of My Last Regret

by North Morgan

‘A nihilistic monument to self-absorption, first world problems and affluent ennui’Attitude Magazine in praise of Exit Through The WoundParke Hudson has all the trappings of extreme an alcoholic mother, an estranged father and Ryan, his beautiful but paranoid girlfriend who excels at tracking his every move.From L.A. pool parties to Coachella, Parke is faithful enough to confess his indiscretions, each time seeing how far he can push the boundaries of their relationship. It is only when he decides to spend his summer in San Francisco with his mother Sadie – who carries an altogether special affection for him – that Ryan finally decides to call it a day. Will this latest relationship update help Parke see the error of his ways? Dark and uncompromising, Highlights of My Last Regret is a cutting satire of modern relationships from the acclaimed author of Exit Through The Wound.

Genres: Gay

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 15, 2014

Reviews

[Allan van der Heiden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, My favourite out of all 3 of North's books.

Into was captivating but became a bit of a long winded failed diary, but Highlights of my Last Regret is really intriguing. You can emphasize with issues that the Characters have, and although you want to cringe at some of the stories and say, just get it f***ing over with, its something most people have experienced with relationships that are not quite right.

And the ending - wow! Typical of North that you don't see where the ending will be, but in exit it catches you by surprise and stuns you at the same time. So much so that I had to re-read the last chapter to make sure I was in the right place.

Great book and I'm really loving following North's writing.

[Joel Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't hit quite as close to home as Into? for obvious reasons, but my reaction is similar: I wouldn't believe these kinds of people existed if I hadn't lived in LA for going on 13 years. And, it's worth holding this up against my own life just to see what lines up that I ought to change.

[Nathan Komosinski · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending shocked me and the title then all came together.

[Cindee · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF.

[Simon Carlyle · Rating 1 out of 5]

flimsy characterisation, lack of incident or drive etc. etc.
a very, very poor stab at being bret easton ellis.