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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 4.5 stars. Some Are Sicker Than Others is a raw and gritty but incredibly powerful novel about addiction and recovery. To read my review in its entirety, please click HERE. ( ) I wish it was a little longer since it felt like some of the characters where just starting their journeys towards the end and I would like to know what comes next but it was still a really good book with great characters. It is definitely character driven and I fully enjoyed getting into the heads of some pretty sick people, even if it was a bit depressing at times. What lesson did you learn from the story? No particular lesson, I never had a desire to tried drugs. What part would you change in the story, and why? I wouldn't change any of it, as painful as the book seemed I think the sadness was necessary so people can understand what the situation is like for some addicts. Consider the main character: what does he or she believe in? What is he or she willing to fight for? He fights for nothing, but death. Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from the author. Some Are Sicker Than Others – Andrew Seaward After their lives reach rock bottom, three ‘addictive personalities’ – Monty, Dave and Angie coincide at a rehabilitation centre called Sanctuary in the scenic Colorado mountains. Their lives are inter-connected by tragedy but just how much remains one of the driving forces of the novel. This is a hard-hitting and extremely well-written account of the reality of living with a drug or alcohol. Life is grim for people with serious addictions and Seaward isn’t afraid to tell it like it is in his acerbic style. His writing is punchy, fresh and cliché-free with a thread of dark humour running through it. The micro details would suggest either first-hand experience or very heightened powers of observation – or perhaps both. His characterization and dialogue are spot on – I’m sure we’ve all met people like Dexter, and Nick is instantly memorable. Highly recommended though not for the faint-hearted or those who prefer a happy-ever-after ending. no reviews | add a review
What would you do if everything you loved was suddenly taken away from you by the thoughtless actions of another person? Would you seek revenge? Would you wallow in self-pity? Or, would you summon the courage to forgive and move forward? After his fiancé, Vicky, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident, Monty Miller, a recovering alcoholic with only a year of sobriety, embarks on a mission to punish the person responsible: HIMSELF. In his warped thinking, Monty believes the accident would've never happened had he not suckered Vicky into a codependent relationship. So, with a kitchen full of liquor and a medicine cabinet full of anti-depressants, he begins to drink himself to death alone in his apartment. But his family intervenes and has him committed to Sanctuary, a rehabilitation facility high in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. There, he meets Dave Bell, a former all-American track star turned narcissistic crack addict, and the driver responsible for the death of Vicky. Can Monty forgive Dave for his unspeakable atrocity and finally find the courage to forgive himself? Or, will he follow his addiction to its inevitable conclusion, using self-pity and blame as excuses to give up on life? Based on the author's own personal experience with substance abuse and twelve-step programs, SOME ARE SICKER THAN OTHERS, transcends the clichés of the typical recovery story by exploring the insidiousness of addiction and the thin, blurred line between true love and codependence. With the harsh realism of Hubert Selby Jr. and the dark, confrontational humor of Chuck Palahniuk, Mr. Seaward takes the reader deep inside the psyche of the addict and portrays, in very explicit details, the psychological and physiological effects of withdrawal and the various stages of recovery. As Grady Harp of POETS & ARTISTS magazine put it: "What sets Andrew's novel apart from other recovery stories is his deep understanding of the physiochemical aspects of substance abuse/addiction. He offers deeper insights and relates more factual information about the disease of addiction than any other writer to date." No library descriptions found. |
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