I'll Go to Bed at Noon, (Paperback)

from oldblack

I'm not sure whether the book overall deserves 4 stars, but I certainly found parts of it to be worthy of that rank for me. As with the companion book, August, it attempts to describe the life of a family that is devastated by the effects of substance abuse and mental illness. For me, believabili...

from stillatim

I wouldn't bother reading this if you're looking for a primer on alcoholism- that seems more like a marketing tactic than an important feature of the novel. Yes, there is plenty of addiction here, but it'll be incomprehensible if you haven't read 'August.' A lot of reviewers, as with August, comp...

from stillatim

I wouldn't bother reading this if you're looking for a primer on alcoholism- that seems more like a marketing tactic than an important feature of the novel. Yes, there is plenty of addiction here, but it'll be incomprehensible if you haven't read 'August.' A lot of reviewers, as with August, comp...