Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Drinking Games by Sarah Levy

11 reviews

alliesings11's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Sexual assault

chelsss_ann's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

I originally requested this book because I thought the author was Sarah Levy from Schitt's Creek. Once I actually read the blurb and realized it wasn't, I was still interested. While I had a kindle copy of this from NetGalley, I mostly listened to it on audiobook. I think listening to Sarah narrate her own story really added and extra bit to it that really just made the book that much more emotional. 

It's hard to listen to the stories of Sarah waking up in emergency rooms because she blacked out and somehow ended up getting hurt - like seriously hurt. Getting hit by a cab, stitches. It's a lot. And I can only imagine how her friends felt when they witnessed these situations or had to repeatedly tell her what happened because she couldn't remember. 

I enjoyed how Sarah tells us about what made becoming sober so special for her - her ability to finally be present with her loved ones. It felt like she was showing why sobriety can be the right choice, despite it being hard, rather than preaching that sobriety is the right answer. And she talks about how for some, moderation is the answer, but for her, no matter what she did, she couldn't moderate her drinking. 

I really enjoyed this book despite its heavy topics - alcoholism, mental health, eating disorders, and brief mentions of sexual assault. Thanks to Sarah Levy, NetGalley, and St. Martin's Press for the free copy in exchange for an honest review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

jennabeck13's review

inspiring slow-paced

2.0

Drinking Games by Sarah Levy

⭐️⭐️ (2/5)

Genre: Memoir

About 260 pages

At one point in time, drinking was Sarah’s entire life. However, when she decided to become sober that’s when Sarah’s life really began. Drinking Games tells the story of Sarah’s troubled past with alcohol, her journey to sobriety, and her life as a sober woman. 

I was super intrigued when I heard about this book as it was promoted more as a book on society’s relationship with alcohol. I was under the impression it would focus on how drinking culture has become what it is today, why people choose to be sober or drink in excess, how alcohol affects us, etc. However, it didn’t really touch upon society’s relationship with alcohol at all but only Sarah’s relationship with it. Granted it is a memoir but I expected a little bit wider of a discussion of the topic. In addition, there were a lot of repeated stories throughout the book and she told them out of chronological order which made it hard to keep up with at times. Though I find Levy’s journey to sobriety commendable this book missed the mark for me😕

Favorite Quote: “I heard people in my recovery meetings say that hitting bottom doesn’t have to be catastrophic; it can simply mean that we are ready to stop digging.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol

lbh_0327's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

readalongwithnat's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

arireadsitall's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Eating disorder

thebookwormkatie's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

sarahsbookstacks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders

cathgrin's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for this ARC.

This memoir is more a collection of essays exploring Levy's path before, to and through her sobriety. Her openness and vulnerability are interspersed with self-depricating humour and biting wit. While I felt some chapters were definitely stronger than others, it presents a clear voice and one which many millenials will relate to, whether they are on their own sobriety journey or not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, and Toxic friendship

therahh's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I’m a big fan of quit-lit that doesn’t try to sell you a program. 

I’m a person who broke up with alcohol a couple years ago and I found a lot of these stories sounding fairly familiar to my own. 

Would definitely recommend to anyone who is looking to reflect on their own relationship with alcohol. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder