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Sep 12, 2011
Melissa
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If the entire book had been like the first half, this book would have had five stars easily. Susan Juby's writing style is hilarious, yet touching, and she perfectly describes her teenage drinking years and how she went a little too far. But the second half of the book is all about her recovery and, although an important aspect of the book, it was a litte too dry and lacked the spunk of the first half. I read this book because I had to pick a non-fiction selection for LIBR 2395 and I loved th
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Feb 07, 2012
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Susan Juby’s latest work is a personal memoir in three parts about her battle with addiction as a teen. Part One begins with Juby’s description of her years of addiction, from the first time she got really drunk at the age of 13, to when, at the age of 20, she hit bottom and finally decided to seek help. The second part details her experiences in recovery. In Part Three, Juby goes beyond the scope of her own story to include short interviews with several othe More...
Susan Juby’s latest work is a personal memoir in three parts about her battle with addiction as a teen. Part One begins with Juby’s description of her years of addiction, from the first time she got really drunk at the age of 13, to when, at the age of 20, she hit bottom and finally decided to seek help. The second part details her experiences in recovery. In Part Three, Juby goes beyond the scope of her own story to include short interviews with several othe More...
May 04, 2010
Danny
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I have a large second story window I can watch the world from. Today, I have to find spaces in a Norway Maple's rich canopy to see the old guy struggle with his mower across the street. It's beautiful and sad. That's what I've been noticing and feeling since finishing Susan Juby's new addiction memoir, Nice Recovery, the beauty and the sadness that underpin experience.
From a girlhood in Smithers, BC, through a period of couch surfing around the west coast, through still a college and u More...
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Mar 06, 2010
Jenny
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In this memoir Susan Juby, Canadian author of the bestselling Alice MacLeod books opens up about teenage years…her experiences with drugs, alcohol and addiction. Nice Recovery is divided into three parts. The first and second parts are about how Susan started drinking at a young age, becoming a teenage alcohol addict and finding her way to recovery. The third part is based on interviews that Susan conducted with other young adults and their experiences with drug and alcohol addiction. She also e
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May 14, 2011
Anna
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This book is WOW. She does a great job painting the portrait of her own decline and the bottom that an alcoholic's life can devolve to without crashing a car while driving drunk, winding up homeless, or such other things that come to mind when considering the need for recovery - especially at such a young age.
The third part of the book was the most powerful to me, neatly separated into bite sized chunks that vary between her narratives of interviews with other young recoverees and the More...
The third part of the book was the most powerful to me, neatly separated into bite sized chunks that vary between her narratives of interviews with other young recoverees and the More...
Apr 13, 2010
Alexis
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Four and a half stars. This excellent book is divided into three sections. One deals with Juby's misadventures as a young alcoholic. She was an alcoholic from ages 12 to 20, and sobered up by age 20. The second half of the book deals with how she sobered up and what happened to her in the first few years of recovery. The third section deals with the experiences of today's young people in recovery and looks how recovery and addiction has changed in the past 20 years. This book was informative, sa
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Jan 26, 2012
librarianka
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I love Susan Juby's Alice books and it is the main reason why I picked up this book. And of course this one is different. It is so much more personal. I am not sure why I love books like that, but I do. About, essentially, not fitting in and having a hard time finding one's place in the world. Nice Recovery is a great book, it's a very straight forward account of downward and upward journey from addiction to recovery. I think she wrote it hoping to reach young people in need of this kind of open
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Aug 10, 2011
I enjoyed reading such an honest account of one woman's struggle with teenage substance abuse (mainly booze). It is not overly dramatic (nobody dies or goes to jail), but it feels very 'real.' I had a hard time putting it down, due to her amusing writing style. The one drawback might be that A.A. is pushed pretty hard in the final section. But, I suppose it works for some people!
Mar 05, 2011
Scotchneat
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Susan Juby became a drunk, went through AA, got straightened out and gained a successful career while still in her twenties.
Because she's a writer, the book is more entertaining than some recovery books someone might read. Without being cynical, she seems to have never had a really bad rock bottom and was lucky enough to have avoided many of the physical harms that come to young addicts.
Because she's a writer, the book is more entertaining than some recovery books someone might read. Without being cynical, she seems to have never had a really bad rock bottom and was lucky enough to have avoided many of the physical harms that come to young addicts.
Mar 22, 2010
Jennifer
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This tragically funny memoir of addiction by a well known and comedic YA author is the perfect title to hand to teens or young adults who are struggling with alcohol or drug use. Far more useful than another episode of Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab, Juby's wry, humorous take on teenage and young adult alcoholism will resonate with readers and encourage those with drinking problems to take the necessary steps to recovery. Besides telling her own story, Juby includes a section where she shares other
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Sep 03, 2011
Morgan
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A wonderful book that was just like having a conversation about recovery. Written in 3 parts the author writes about her addiction, recovery, and models for recover interspersed with other young people's stories of recovery. Candid and witty, a great memoir from Susan Juby.
Dec 02, 2011
Sarah
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Susan Juby's story is 5/5. Her descent into alcoholism and her recovery are very well-told and nothing is sugar coated.
The 4/5 part is the third section which deals with people in recovery today. I just didn't think that fit with the rest of the book.
The 4/5 part is the third section which deals with people in recovery today. I just didn't think that fit with the rest of the book.
Apr 28, 2011
Ravin
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Being a fan of Juby's work, I jumped at the chance to pick up her memoir about teenage alcoholism. This book is written with her usual deadpan humor, she sounds more like her character Alice then I had expected. Juby fans for sure should check this out, and anyone who's interested in addiction memoirs that are not by rocks stars or movie stars and don't take place in the states should check this out.
Being a fan of Juby's work, I jumped at the chance to pick up her memoir about teenage alcoholism. This book is written with her usual deadpan humor, she sounds more like her character Alice then I had expected. Juby fans for sure should check this out, and anyone who's interested in addiction memoirs that are not by rocks stars or movie stars and don't take place in the states should check this out.
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