6 reviews for:

Sobriety: A Graphic Novel

Daniel D. Maurer

2.91 AVERAGE

feliphallus's review

hopeful informative fast-paced

1.5

there's some good insight into the 12 steps but, overall, the writing is god awful. if you want an easy introduction into the 12 steps and can look past the writing, this book is for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

cartoonmicah's review

2.0

Sobriety is pretty well written for what it is. Following along with 5 diverse addicts who each tell their stories from different stages of recovery, it is broken up by sequences where the author and illustrator step in to break up the plot.

I did not prefer the illustration style used in Sobriety. I like a pretty wide variety of styles, but this one left me feeling mostly uninspired. If there was an episode of The Magic School Bus that dealt with the spiritual components of addiction and the details of the 12 steps, this would be it (which is not a bad thing, in my opinion).The information relayed was really well done, and passages near the beginning really had me fully engaged, but as someone who has not personally dealt with addiction, the format felt too long to keep my attention. I feel like this may be a common delineation, were those in recovery can appreciate and connect with the entire book while those for whom these experiences are foreign may lose interest.

Full Blog Review: http://mlanders.com/2015/01/14/book-review-sobriety-by-daniel-maurer/

akvolcano's review

dark hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

3.0

giddypony's review

3.0

It was fine. Quick read and a good overview of the steps.

christinaautumn's review

3.0

Book starts out as a decent education on 12 step AA programs but gets quite preachy as it's written by a Lutheran minister in recovery. A bit too Midwestern white mansplaining for me.

giddypony's review against another edition

3.0

It was fine. Quick read and a good overview of the steps.