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Jackson‘s novel takes a hard look at alcoholism, he struggled with addiction all his life. Unusual for its time , gritty realism as I recall.There is a film, too. I also find this #vintage copy interesting as it has a slightly smaller trim size & cheaper paper in keeping w/ publishers trying to conserve resources for the war effort.the book was a success, the dust jacket says this is 8th large printing. 1944

As I understand it, this 1944 novel was the first to really describe the life and mind of an alcoholic. I am in recovery and this timeless 76 year old story described my personal thinking and past choices pretty accurately. It‘s not a book of information but a story from one drunk to another.

New book, new decisions 🤔💭🥃 or ☕ Probs best to stick with ☕ 😁

I'm not entirely sure that my decision to have a martini at one o'clock in the morning was a good idea, either for my reading comprehension or my health! Oh, well - 🍸🌳👻

What an insightful look at alcoholism, especially given it was written in 1944.
I‘ll need to see how much attention this book got at the time, & how it was received. Not only was the main character an addict, there are heavy indications he was homosexual, & dealing with - or not - that as well. I‘d love to find a review or two from back then to see how society processed all that was in this gem of a book.

Starting this one now.
I saw this film ages ago.
Here‘s hoping the audiobook holds up as well.