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Tayla (27 KP) rated Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir in Books

Jun 17, 2018  
Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir
Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir
Lisa F. Smith | 2016 | Education
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Character (2 more)
Rawness emotion
Taboo Topic Insight
Everyone Should Read This Book
Girl Walks Out of a Bar is an amazing book that I recommend to everyone. The raw emotion and insight to a taboo topic are absolutely stunning. I found it impossible to put the book down. As I read Lisa Smith's story I was captivated by her addiction. I felt sadness and sorrow with every negative event and joy with each success. I couldn't help but cheer her on through her road to sobriety.

For someone who has not dealt firsthand with such an addiction, this book was a real eye-opener. It is not often we have the opportunity to peek into the head of an addict and understand what day to day life is like for them. Girl Walk Out of a Bar really helped me gain a better understanding of life for an addict and in return open my eyes to others situations.

I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to read this book and recommend it to every adult who would like to better understand those around us.
  
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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated The Basketball Diaries (1995) in Movies

Jan 20, 2019  
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
1995 | Drama
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Leonardo DiCaprio's acting (2 more)
The ending
Ernie Hudson's acting
Difficult to follow (3 more)
Rambling
Grim
You see one drug addict movie, you've seen them all
I heard good things about this movie so when I had a chance to catch it from the beginning recently, I gave it a watch. I was thoroughly bored and unimpressed with most everything about this movie except for Leonardo DiCaprio's raw talent and acting and Ernie Hudson's character. Hudson was engaging, sympathetic and endearing. I hope addicts in real life have someone like him in their lives who helps them through their addiction.
  
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Allison Knapp (118 KP) Jan 20, 2019

I saw this movie many years ago, and I struggled to keep my attention while everyone else I was with continued to watch it. My fiance is a recovering addict and I can speak from personal experience that the right encouragement is key during recovery.