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A review by sgstasi
Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
Did not finish book.
I only got to page 56, and that's after quitting twice. It just has such good reviews, I thought. Surely there's something worthwhile?
Then I read the chapter about her half brother, Wicky. Wow, just wow.
If she already sounded like a privledged rich white woman, the way she talks about her disabled sibling may make you wonder if she's got a shred of empathy.
I'm a recovering drunk, been sober for 10 years. Not only does Knapp tell an extremely one-dimensional story of alcoholism, she does it from the most privledged, tone-deaf space imaginable.
Don't waste your time on this one, unless you, too grew up in Harvard's backyard and your dad drank martinis in tennis whites. And, even then, I think you'll get a better life lesson from The Great Gatsby.
Two stars since Knapp has excellent writing skills, as in, she can write a decent sentence. Too bad she wasted this talent on a useless memoir.
Then I read the chapter about her half brother, Wicky. Wow, just wow.
If she already sounded like a privledged rich white woman, the way she talks about her disabled sibling may make you wonder if she's got a shred of empathy.
I'm a recovering drunk, been sober for 10 years. Not only does Knapp tell an extremely one-dimensional story of alcoholism, she does it from the most privledged, tone-deaf space imaginable.
Don't waste your time on this one, unless you, too grew up in Harvard's backyard and your dad drank martinis in tennis whites. And, even then, I think you'll get a better life lesson from The Great Gatsby.
Two stars since Knapp has excellent writing skills, as in, she can write a decent sentence. Too bad she wasted this talent on a useless memoir.