Review: Laugh Out Loud Funny and More
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2012
Stuck in a hotel room in Oklahoma City, I picked up my Kindle and thumbed my way to Days of Beer by Charles Gramlich. I don't drink it anymore, but at least I can read about it. The author writes: "Beer was the only friend who went on to post-baccalaureate work with me." If I was a drinking woman, Coors or Bud Light would be with me in this OKC hotel room! I was immediately yanked into this wonderful memoir/coming of age/relationship story and dared not skip one word. Gramlich's stories had me laughing until tears streamed down my face. I was bombarded with my own memories; memories I wouldn't dare share. Gramlich has a way with words and humor, but it's his honesty, his sincerity that grabs me. He writes: "It bolstered my ego at a time when self-esteem was hard to come by." Who hasn't experienced grabbing a beer for a little instant courage? Who hasn't needed "a few beers to grease the wheels of conversation"? Gramlich also captured what it was like to grow up in the South with the freedom to roam freely through neighbor's farmland, when small town cops knew everyone by name and friendships were real. This is an excellent read. Days of Beer will make you miss the freedom of your yesterdays and long for an ice cold sip of your favorite brew.