Reddit mentions of Rule of the Bone: A Novel

Huge BrBa fan here, too... Rule Of The Bone is really good, includes the drug/crime theme and there's not too much gore.

Also, goodreads has a decent selection of anti-hero book recommendations sorted by popularity.

(almost forgot the ASOIAF series by George R.R. Martin! My last addiction prior to BrBa. Tad William's Otherworld stuff, too.)

Russell Banks - Rule Of The Bone

I had an excellent English teacher who got me to read Rule of the Bone for outside reading well before Catcher in the Rye was assigned to the class. it's a way better book about a runaway kid finding himself, and as such it kinda ruined Catcher for me.

Rule of the Bone

1. Rule of the Bone - Russel Banks
   
2. 8.5/10
   
3. coming of age novel
   
4. Spring is near. I always love a good story about a boys journey when the weather starts to warm, and the world slowly brightens. Cheers me up, even if punctuated with a bit of sadness
   
5. amazon reviews