Bad Choices Make Good Stories: Going to New York: How The Great American Opioid Epidemic of The 21st Century Began (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781389528934)

The incredible true story of a teenage hacker from Germany who goes to New York, looking for love. What could possibly go wrong? Bad Choices Make Good Stories is a darkly funny coming-of-age novel based on true events. Oliver, a teenage hacker living in Germany, meets Donna online. She's an American girl living in New York. After chatting and talking on the phone for months, he finally decides to surprise her with a visit. But he soon finds out that things are not what they appeared to be, and that this visit will change his life forever. "Entertaining, refreshing, unsettling and absorbing, and surprisingly perhaps, a thinking person's book." ★★★★★ (5/5) - Viga Boland, Readers' Favorite "A must read. One of those rare books that sucks you in from the first to the last page. It's the best thing I've read since The Perks of Being A Wallflower." ★★★★★(5/5) - Sally Mitchum, Amazon Review "The most engaging memoir I've ever read." ★★★★★ (5/5) - Caitlin Lyle Farley, Readers' Favorite "One whirlwind adventure after another. I was enthralled." ★★★★ (4/4) - Christina Rose, Online Book Club "This generation's version of Catcher in the Rye. I kid you not. It's that good." ★★★★★ (5/5) - Ray Simmons, Readers' Favorite "An important book. Don't miss it!" ★★★★★ (5/5) - James Okun, Bookplex

Author: Oliver Markus Malloy
ISBN-10: 1389528936
ISBN-13: 9781389528934
Publisher: Blurb
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2026
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.53d