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A review by chris_chester
The Lost Weekend by Charles Jackson
4.0
An extremely high-resolution depiction of the mind of an alcoholic.
I'm given to understand that this is a sympathetic portrayal. Alcoholics themselves have lauded the work for its depictions of the depths reached in a binge, the self-rationalizations, the pain inflicted on loved ones.
It might be sympathetic but it's not sympathetic, if you know what I mean. If anything, this book made me have contempt for alcoholics. It makes them seem like hopeless cases. And disgusting ones, at that.
Still, very well-written.
I'm given to understand that this is a sympathetic portrayal. Alcoholics themselves have lauded the work for its depictions of the depths reached in a binge, the self-rationalizations, the pain inflicted on loved ones.
It might be sympathetic but it's not sympathetic, if you know what I mean. If anything, this book made me have contempt for alcoholics. It makes them seem like hopeless cases. And disgusting ones, at that.
Still, very well-written.