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Dry
by Augusten Burroughs
Burroughs's darkly comic memoir of rehab and early sobriety in New York advertising. Not a guide; a vivid portrait of relapse risk and what recovery costs.
Read it if…
you want a literary, funny, sad account of early sobriety.
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Skip it if…
you want hope delivered gently.
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Three things you will actually use
- Early sobriety is fragile.
- Relationships can be triggers.
- Humor is survival.
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Read the rehab chapters.
Our verdict
Dark, comic, honest.
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