Blackout - Sarah Hepola

Blackout

By Sarah Hepola

  • Release Date: 2015-06-23
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 696 Ratings

Description

In this unflinchingly honest and hilarious memoir, a woman discovers that her best life is a sober one.

For Sarah Hepola, drinking felt like freedom; part of her birthright as a twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price–she often blacked out, having no memory of the lost hours. On the outside, her career was flourishing, but inside, her spirit was diminishing. She could no longer avoid the truth–she needed help. 

Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure–sobriety. Sarah Hepola's tale will resonate with anyone who has had to face the reality of addiction and the struggle to put down the bottle. At first it seemed like a sacrifice–but in the end, it was all worth it to get her life back.
 

Reviews

  • Fantastic

    4
    By IMLP140.6
    Honest, bold, and brutal. A fantastic read for anyone, especially if you are in recovery. I was a blackout drunk so I identify with her many lost hours/ nights.
  • Wow!!!!!

    5
    By DiggyBasil
    This book is full of so much wisdom and insight. I absolutely loved it.
  • Awesome!

    5
    By indywheel
    Eye opening!
  • Stunning

    5
    By Camp Fashion
    Stunning, raw, intimate… the best writing I’ve read since Joan Didion. You have a gift, please write more…
  • Meh

    1
    By Jazz5764
    This got old, fast. Glad you’re sober, but…why write so much about how you miss consuming POISON—aka alcohol?
  • Excellent!

    5
    By Marriedtomoney
    Started reading this well before I stopped drinking (but I definitely had suspicions) after finding a recommendation for it in The Alcalde, finished it after I was seven months sober – thank you Sarah!
  • Loved this book

    5
    By MrsLevel
    I couldn’t put this book down. Parts were laugh out loud funny, and other parts were just sad. But all worth reading.
  • Blackout

    5
    By ALH1659
    This book is phenomenal!
  • Great AA Read

    5
    By Tsunamis Boy
    As an recovering alcoholic, I thought this book hit home. She embodies all the fears, resentments and heart aches that plague an active alcoholic. It’s a must read for any woman considering or active in recovery
  • For anyone goin through jt

    5
    By KMBERSMAMA
    This book is so raw and honest about alcoholism. Just about everything in the book everyone who has a drinking problem can relate too or if you want to get to understand what goes on in the minds of an alcoholics so you can understand.