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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Honest, insightful, smart and lovely writing. Celeste’s voice is full of cultural insights and encouragement. I was moved to tears and virtual hugs more than once reading this book.
Might change to 3. One thing that bugged is this book says at the outset it won't try to tell you to give all alchohol up for good, and then spends the entire time doing pretty much exactly that. It's a fine position to take, but like. Just own that, then.
She also keeps saying she knows that other people don't have the inability to quit once they start drinking like she does- and then spends every other point she makes acting like this is the universal experience.
The book touched on important topics and I agree with a lot of it, but I think it would have suited the author better to just bill this as a memoir and move on. The slight source citing, lukewarm analysis, and the "nonfiction" parts are what kind of tanked this book for me
She also keeps saying she knows that other people don't have the inability to quit once they start drinking like she does- and then spends every other point she makes acting like this is the universal experience.
The book touched on important topics and I agree with a lot of it, but I think it would have suited the author better to just bill this as a memoir and move on. The slight source citing, lukewarm analysis, and the "nonfiction" parts are what kind of tanked this book for me
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced