A review by melanieapril
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison

5.0

I had a review of this book open in a tab on my phone's browser for probably three months before fortuitously swiping past it while standing in my local public library. I'm not a huge reader of non-fiction, but I loved this book's hybrid format - part memoir, part biographical study of various literary authors and their works - with lovely prose throughout. Jamison, like many of her literary heroes, almost does too good a job describing the highs of her boozin' days - I often found myself craving a drink while reading. On the other hand, reading about the high drama of Jamison's relationship foibles as an early twenty-something made me want to lie down and take a 30-year nap. Her relationship sounded more exhausting than her alcoholism.