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Diary Of An Alcoholic Housewife (2011)

by Brenda Wilhelmson(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1616490004 (ISBN13: 9781616490003)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services

review 1: I encountered this book while going through a period of reading recovery memoirs. What stuck out, to me, about this one was how cranky and negative it was towards the other people in the author's life. (Holy crap, would I hate to have been one of the friends she talks about here.) This strikes me as likely being realistic for the mindset of still-drinking or recently sober alcoholics, and that sense I can well believe that Wilhelmson drew most of the book from journals kept while she was drinking, or in early sobriety. I wonder if she is less irritable and judgmental now, with some additional years. In any case I would have liked to see less about Wilhelmson's annoying friends and family and more about her. She seemed potentially very interesting and probably nicer than s... morehe comes across in the book-- for instance it sounds like she really adores her kids, and she steps outside of her comfort zone to help struggling addicts. But I didn't see enough of that side. I did find the book interesting, and unusual, in the way it showed the "alcomom" social world of the suburban malls and high-end chain restaurants. It's one of those subcultures that makes heavy drinking seem normal while you are immersed in it.
review 2: Brenda is my cousin and I'm so proud of her courage and completely honest approach in writing this book. She brings her authentic self to the table, for better and for worse. I loved the format of short journal entries and her concise, at times blunt, style. There were times I laughed, cringed, and cried. Even though it was hard for me to identify with her addiction struggles, she has inspired me to explore a new level of honesty with myself. less

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