Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker

27 reviews

courtneyetate's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Addiction and Alcohol

phoebebakerr's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

maryehavens's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Probably closer to 3.5 stars. 
I'm not in recovery (I have a hyper interest in alcohol addiction memoirs) so it would be interesting to hear from those that are in recovery and used this book to further that process. 

My big takeaways:
1) If you can't enjoy life or an event sober, you need to reevaluate your life.
2) If you are stuck in life, try volunteering or joining a group. 
3) Whitaker, while focused on her alcoholism for the book, had a host of other issues. I doubt any addiction is created in a vacuum so take the time to figure out the why of your problem. 

Of course, I'm speaking from a place of great privilege and this does not work for everyone. Whitaker got a little....not preachy but just listing all the things that worked for her (while acknowledging that they don't work for everyone) and that was a little monotonous. I could have done without the sexual stuff but it wasn't a book killer. 
If you need some reminders of getting out of your life rut, or you have a penchant for alcohol memoirs, I recommend this book. I can't speak to how it helps/does not help one in recovery. 

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Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual content

casslynee's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

I think this book might actually change my life

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Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Eating disorder

readingrampage's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Graphic: Addiction

sejpotsmom's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Alcohol

lucyisabella's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Insightful and empowering especially for those who feel like the “traditional route” doesn’t work for them. 

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Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

schorlett's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

griernotgruyere's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual assault

madalynn_owens's review against another edition

I think this is a good book to pick up and slowly read, trying to read it all at once felt repetitive and difficult. I thought the book could have benefited from some serious paring down.

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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol