Review: Inspiring
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2011
I got this without knowing anything about the author or having any inkling of what I was going to read. When the author described his years in a haze I was concerned that it was going to be something in the style of British singer Pete Doherty (supposedly tortured genius - I'm not convinced) but I was pleasantly surprised. While he says that he doesn't go to meetings held by AA or other similar groups I felt that he certainly did an inventory of himself and it wasn't pleasant. Thankfully he hasn't shrunk away from trying to turn himself around. I noticed the foul language (I despise the expression "strong language" - it is not) he uses throughout this work. However he also makes references to things like Dante's Inferno which suggest that he's not just a foul mouthed guy trying to evangelise the unsober.  Parts of the book were difficult and unsettling to read but I would recommend it.