Reviews with content warning for Alcohol - Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol

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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informative inspiring

1.75

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lifewithjoce's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

cute to find out the sober/alcoholic community has the same fights about labels as the lesbian community

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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challenging informative medium-paced

3.0

This book is good if you take it for what it is: a wealthy white woman who rates high on the hippie scale reflecting on what worked personally for her journey to sobriety. There is, of course, value in reflecting on the myriad ways that gender and social conditioning contribute to the efficacy of addiction treatment. In that respect, this work is valuable. That said, many of the recommendations given by the author (yoga retreats, massage, therapists, nutritionists, etc) are out of reach for the majority of people. The author's story is interesting and her recovery is a good case study of the importance of the need for an individualized approach to healing. As long as you don't take it as gospel but instead as a work from which you can pick what you find intriguing or effective and leave the rest, it's a good read.

Take note, however, that the author does repeatedly evoke sexual assault and violence as both an illustration of the evils of alcohol and a metaphor for the impact alcohol has. I found that distasteful and unnecessary. If you find yourself triggered by such mentions, I'd avoid this book.

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