Sunday, June 12, 2016

BLACKOUT- REMEMBERING THE THINGS I DRANK TO FORGET by Sarah Hepola

Finished Tu 6/7/16

I heard about this on a FRESH AIR podcast, and was surprised the library had it.

Read in two days; long walks and reading/recovering from hernia procedure.

Page at amazon books-

http://www.amazon.com/Blackout-Remembering-Things-Drank-Forget/dp/1455554596

"Hepola’s wry voice stays on the sane side of raw but doesn’t relinquish any power of authenticity as she casts a light on her own bad decisions as well the fact we now live in a culture where women getting tipsy or drunk is considered a sign of female empowerment".

Female Empowerment is what I enjoyed/interested me the most, and I'm not so sure that she really answered that question. Is it really 'Empowerment' to be blasted and taken advantage of????

She's barely five and a half feet tall....Can any kind of reckless behavior on her part be considered 'empowering'?

She had a 17 year old cat that she got from an ex-boyfriend. He was an 'outside' cat, but never forgot his 'inside roots'. Near the end of his life she got a leash and they transversed the wilds together. I'm a sucker for anyone who loves and loves a cat.

One of the many sobriety tales, from here and back. This was one of the better ones.

Excellent podcast by the author-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdUBFngyWWA

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