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stierwood's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
If you are in recovery and looking for something a bit at armâs length, that will provide you with information to understand yourself better without preaching to youâ this is the book. I learned so much and it felt like a breath of fresh air. I got really stressed out at the ârecoveryâ section, though, where it pointed out information I had not known regarding abstinence vs. moderation, so major trigger warning for that because I was really unprepared for it. Fisher writes from an informed and empathetic standpoint, and the combination of these traits in a medical professional was so healing lmao.Â
It is a heavily American history, so make sure thatâs what youâre wanting to get out of it or youâll be disappointed. I studied American history in school tho, so obvs I was fine. I do agree that the title should have probably said âan American historyâ or smth.
Not to @ any single reviewer, but I saw a lot of reviews essentially wishing to have seen more of his own personal trauma and the personal trauma of his clients. As someone in recovery, Iâd ask why youâd want more of this in a history book. I thought the balance of it was perfect to situate the main theme (general history) alongside his own history and that of his clients. I am gonna make an assumption that he is extremely aware of the possibility for a âtrue-crime/ trauma pornâ esque reading of this book and probably limited it partly to focus on the main theme of American history and partly for this reason. And as someone in recovery, I really appreciated that. We donât need your pity or your shock. We need you to be informed, and that means learning our history in both the largest and most personal ways possible. Which I think this book balanced exceptionally well.Â
Iâd recommend this to recovering and non-addict folks alike!Â
It is a heavily American history, so make sure thatâs what youâre wanting to get out of it or youâll be disappointed. I studied American history in school tho, so obvs I was fine. I do agree that the title should have probably said âan American historyâ or smth.
Not to @ any single reviewer, but I saw a lot of reviews essentially wishing to have seen more of his own personal trauma and the personal trauma of his clients. As someone in recovery, Iâd ask why youâd want more of this in a history book. I thought the balance of it was perfect to situate the main theme (general history) alongside his own history and that of his clients. I am gonna make an assumption that he is extremely aware of the possibility for a âtrue-crime/ trauma pornâ esque reading of this book and probably limited it partly to focus on the main theme of American history and partly for this reason. And as someone in recovery, I really appreciated that. We donât need your pity or your shock. We need you to be informed, and that means learning our history in both the largest and most personal ways possible. Which I think this book balanced exceptionally well.Â
Iâd recommend this to recovering and non-addict folks alike!Â
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Sexism, Mental illness, Classism, Drug use, Racism, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Medical content
toephia's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Drug use, Misogyny, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Medical content
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