A review by abbycel3
Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir by Lisa F. Smith

3.0

Randomly stumbled upon this and decided to give it a go even though I have no personal connection to alcoholism but thought it’d be cool to learn about it from a vulnerable memoir. And with that in mind, I’d say the memoir delivered. It was very honest and descriptive, sorting through every stage of her alcoholism and how it progressed. The main aspect I found to be baffling was that she was a successful lawyer in NYC while simultaneously battling a severe alcohol and cocaine addiction for 10 whole years and nobody close to her even knew. That’s how secretive and manipulative addictions are, and I think this book was a really great testament to the nature of the disease. 3 stars because sometimes I felt her story telling felt a little bland and didn’t always strike a chord with me, but that’s just personal honestly