'[Sic]' - A Journey Through Cancer, Creativity, and Self-Destruction [Sic] Author: Joshua Cody Genre: Memoir, Non-Fiction Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 2022 Pages: 320 Summary: [Sic] is a searing memoir that delves into the world of a young composer, Joshua Cody, who is diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and embarks on a journey of self-discovery, creativity, and self-destruction. The book is a cross between Susan Sontag's Illness as Metaphor and Jay McInerny's Bright Lights Big City, offering a mesmerizing hallucinatory glimpse into a young man's battle against disease and a celebration of art, language, music, and life. Plot: The story begins with Joshua Cody, a brilliant young composer, on the cusp of receiving his PhD when he is diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Facing a bone marrow transplant and full radiation, he charts his struggle, the fury, the tendency to self-destruction, and the ruthless grasping for life and sensation. As he navigates this challenging phase of his life, he encounters a strange woman on Canal Street, leading to sex at his apartment, and a detailed morphine fantasy complete with a bride called Valentina. However, in reality, hospital staff are pinning him to his bed.

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