Review: Very Valuable.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
I have read this book, I have read the reviews for the book, and I have loved a high-functioning alcoholic.What strikes me so much about this book is that even as a collection of short stories or essays it tells a story and shows different lives all with a common theme. It is refreshing to find a book or a piece of help that is unique and real. When you turn to the internet or to self help to read about alcoholism you are immediately met with first advertisements for rehabs and then a multitude of 12 step programs, but what is most valuable is kinship- not feeling alone in this.These are stories and everyone can find a few that has aspects they can relate to but they also contain author commentary and insights that are keen, well thought out, and valuable. I am very impressed and grateful for this book.  Not all help looks the same, and just as when we were kids we enjoyed stories that held a lesson or a moral, we can enjoy those as adults- and learn from them!There is a lot to learn here and in this book you can learn it with dignity and empathy.