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Lit
by Mary Karr
Karr's memoir of alcoholism, motherhood, recovery and an unlikely conversion, written with a poet's precision. Among the best memoirs of the last twenty years.
Read it if…
you want prose of the highest quality on drinking and recovery.
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Skip it if…
you want a short read.
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Three things you will actually use
- Surrender is practical.
- Truth-telling heals.
- Help comes from unexpected places.
Do this first
Read the chapters on learning to pray.
Our verdict
A poet's recovery.
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