Blackout I bought the book off Amazon and got it yesterday. I was awake at 2am tossing and turning, and started reading it until I finished around 5am. Everything she said in the book was me to a tee, except I am divorced with 2 kids. I found myself crying at the end, because I'm just beginning the journey and there seems to be so much pain, loneliness and hard work ahead to get to a happier place. It gave me hope though and that's what I need right now. I would highly recommend the book. |
Originally Posted by lilbean
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I'm just beginning the journey and there seems to be so much pain, loneliness and hard work ahead to get to a happier place. |
It's an absolutely fabulous book - I can't say enough about - highly recommend it. I too finished it in 1 day. I met Sarah at a book signing in Dallas. She's absolutely delightful. |
I read it, too, in one day. Loved it!! |
Originally Posted by lilbean
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I found myself crying at the end, because I'm just beginning the journey and there seems to be so much pain, loneliness and hard work ahead to get to a happier place. It gave me hope though and that's what I need right now. I would highly recommend the book. |
Thank you for sharing. This journey is worth it. I'm 148 days in and I'm beginning to see just how blinded I was by alcohol. Sober boots was a good book also! |
Have you read "Drinking a Love Story" by Caroline Knapp. That book was as good as gold to me when I stopped drinking. I will have to read Blackout. |
This book was just as good as Knapp's. She is a wonderful writer. Devoured this book in two days. |
I haven't read the book but I can say that my first year in sobriety was tough in a lot of ways but it wasn't about pain and loneliness. Hard work to be sure. And SO worth it!! I'll get this book, sounds like a must-read. |
Originally Posted by doggonecarl
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The reward at journey's end is worth the effort. |
Nice to meet you glad the book gave you so much |
Just got the book, I look forward to reading another person journey. |
I just finished the book last night. The part that really got me thinking to me was when she discovered in the end that "alcohol was not a cure for pain; it was merely a postponement". That statement really put things into perspective for me. |
I downloaded it off of Audible and listened to it while I was at work for the past two days. The book struck me to the core. The part that really struck a chord with me was as drinkers we want to hit the brick wall and go through it unscathed. I hit that brick wall. I'm hurting. I realized I needed to change. I was shocked at how much I felt a connection to the arrested development of emotions. I see that in myself. I need to feel the range of feelings in myself rather than masking it with alcohol. To be honest, I identified with a lot of what she said in the book. Some of the storylines may be different, but I really felt we shared some of the same experiences with alcohol and shrugging it off. Well, it's time not to shrug it off anymore. |
I'm reading Blackout now. It's a good book, but Drinking: A Love Story is my favorite. I loved Carolyn Knapp's writing style. So sad that she died so young. She beat the drink, but not the cigarette. |
Thanks lilbean - I have it ordered. Was wondering about it - she got excellent reviews. |
Yeah it's a great book.....I'm reading it for the second time. |
I had this book tagged to read but will bump it up as "next" on my need to read list...thank you for the share! |
I'm going to pick it up, too- thanks for the tip!!! I love memoirs about recovery. Knapp's book was great, I agree. My favorite and what resonated so much with me was "Lit" by Mary Karr. I've probably read it 4 times (see my signature quote)! |
Thanks for the book recommendation, lilbean. This afternoon I had a few spare hours and started to read the first chapters. Boy did it bring back a bunch of memories stuffed in there. Mostly at this point I am reminded of the now undeniable heart ache for all the friendships (or potential friendships) burned through while on my delusional winning spree. Today is a new day. Next up will be Mary Karr's book. Thanks for that Dharma, as well. I also agree with the positive reviews of Caroline Knapp's book which I read well before I made the commitment to stop the drink. Right after her book, I read her friend's...both brought quite a few tears. It is all good. |
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