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Men-ipulation A Memoir of Addiction and Recovery
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231 pages, ebook
Published August 13, 2011
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August 14, 2012
When I first started reading this book, I thought it was going to be another "poor me society made me an addict" book. Not even close!
Reading this book is like sitting down with an old friend you haven't seen in years. You wonder where she's been only to find out she had been in Hell for years, tried to escape through drugs and has pulled herself back up to rejoin the living. The book's tone is lighthearted, but underneath is an all too real and serious story.
What makes this story different than other addicts' stories is the the main protagonist's unrelenting sense of self. Somewhere along the line, someone instilled self-esteem and self-pride in this woman. She made some bad choices, true, but her will to not just survive but, more importantly, LIVE, is evident throughout the book. Her brutal honesty, not just directed at others but especially at herself, is refreshing.
Don't get me wrong ... this is not a highly introspective tome full of revelations that come from deep down in the spiritual soul. This is a funny, fast-paced book that takes the reader from drug dens to the country club and points out that life's big moments often come at the oddest time and for the strangest reasons.
Reading this book is like sitting down with an old friend you haven't seen in years. You wonder where she's been only to find out she had been in Hell for years, tried to escape through drugs and has pulled herself back up to rejoin the living. The book's tone is lighthearted, but underneath is an all too real and serious story.
What makes this story different than other addicts' stories is the the main protagonist's unrelenting sense of self. Somewhere along the line, someone instilled self-esteem and self-pride in this woman. She made some bad choices, true, but her will to not just survive but, more importantly, LIVE, is evident throughout the book. Her brutal honesty, not just directed at others but especially at herself, is refreshing.
Don't get me wrong ... this is not a highly introspective tome full of revelations that come from deep down in the spiritual soul. This is a funny, fast-paced book that takes the reader from drug dens to the country club and points out that life's big moments often come at the oddest time and for the strangest reasons.
January 24, 2013
I’m a big fan of underdog stories. I’m anxious when the story begins to see how downtrodden the main character is while I silently think about how grateful I am that I’m not in the same position. I get excited when the underdog begins his upward movement towards victory. The turning point is the POINT of an underdog story and it was lost in this book.
Monica’s story started out well. I felt anxious as I was trying to figure out how she and her husband were going to make it out of the hell hole they were in. By the time Monica had recovered I realized that the turning point passed me by.
I did like the main characters. I wanted Monica to succeed and Steve’s parents to be proud of their son and I wanted Steve to be ok. I wanted them to live a happy prosperous life, but at the end, I just felt blah.
Monica’s story started out well. I felt anxious as I was trying to figure out how she and her husband were going to make it out of the hell hole they were in. By the time Monica had recovered I realized that the turning point passed me by.
I did like the main characters. I wanted Monica to succeed and Steve’s parents to be proud of their son and I wanted Steve to be ok. I wanted them to live a happy prosperous life, but at the end, I just felt blah.
October 31, 2013
Not my typical reading, but it was written by Denise so I bought this book. Wow! Besides being a book about addition and recovery (not addiction by Denise, but by Monica Sarli), it was engaging. How often do you think you can say that about an addition and recovery book?
I know Denise has written in different time periods, but this book is also a totally different style. Very versatile writer.
I know Denise has written in different time periods, but this book is also a totally different style. Very versatile writer.
September 4, 2012
True story of a lifetime of cocaine, crack and heroin addiction by a married couple...very good!! Descriptuve of how their early childhoods and dysfunctional behaviors of their parents contributed yo the own addictive behavior...
October 22, 2012
This was a blatantly honest memoir of a heroin junkie written to share it all and not candy coat any of it...A truly worthwhile read that can open ones eyes to the world of addictions
December 8, 2012
A gritty & intense memoir about the life of an addict & her journey to sobriety. Fast read. I couldn't put this book down.
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