A review by paulataua
The Lost Weekend by Charles Jackson

4.0

I saw the movie decades ago, so it was good to get around to the book. The book differs somewhat from the movie. Apart from focusing on an unsuccessful writer rather than a successful one and having a homosexual thread they decided to leave out of the film, it has a different ending. I felt the constant stream of thoughts really gave insight into how we think and rationalize our actions. I also loved the way while he was drinking in the bar, he looked in the mirror, got an idea for a novel, plotted it out, and moved straight to focus on the acclaim he would receive without ever getting down to writing a word. I wonder how many of us have been there.