A review by bridgetwf
Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola

5.0

I've been on a little memoir kick this month. This is a great, fast read. It's obviously about her battle with alcohol and her recovery story, but also about growing up and being a professional woman. Also about living in NYC, which I always enjoy. This book was great because although it felt like a memoir in many ways, it read like a novel. While she obviously feels strongly about her recovery, I never felt like she was standing on a pulpit (some memoirs can get pretty preachy one way or another, or like the subject is really right in all situations).