The Recovering:
Intoxication and Its Aftermath
By Leslie Jamison
Publication Date – April 3, 2018
4 stars
Leslie Jamison is the author of a popular collection of
essays, The Empathy Exams. With this book she follows her own experiences
with alcoholism and recovery interspersed with other writer’s struggles. She explores the connection between addiction
and creativity and discusses whether it is a necessary connection. I found Jamison’s account to be an insightful
look at the ways in which addiction occurs and the affect it has on relationships
and the creative process and her sections on recovery are revelatory. While, I enjoyed the parts concerning other
authors, such as Jean Rhys and David Foster Wallace, towards the end I found those
sections to drag a bit more. Overall, I
finished this book with a greater understanding of what drives addiction and
impedes recovery. I received a digital
ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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