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Kasher in the Rye

The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16
by Moshe Kasher
Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16. Grand Central. Mar. 2012. 304p. ISBN 9780446584265. $24.99. Downloadable: Hachette Audio. MEMOIR
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Over-the-top comedian Kasher spills about his dark childhood, starting with psychoanalysis by age four and drug use by age 12, commitment to various mental institutions by age 15, and abduction by his mother, which landed him in Oakland's rough-tough public schools. It's all true (I asked.). And brutally funny.
Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , Oct 15, 2011
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