Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp

Drinking: A Love Story

Caroline Knapp

304 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Fifteen million Americans a year are plagued with alcoholism. Five million of them are women. Many of them, like Caroline Knapp, started in their early teens and began to use alcohol as "liquid armor," a way to protect themselves against the diffi...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 680 reviews

Moods

reflective 77%
emotional 68%
inspiring 54%
hopeful 50%
informative 50%
dark 45%
challenging 31%
sad 31%
tense 9%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 27%
fast 22%

Average rating

3.96

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...