Modern Library Classics John Barleycorn, (Paperback)

from SeriousGrace

Jack London is the master of denial in John Barleycorn. His drinking takes him on adventures he cannot fully remember. He wakes up with his shoes, jacket, and of course, his money stolen with no memory of how he ended up where he is and yet, it is not his problem. It's John Barleycorn's problem. ...

from paperloverevolution

I always believed that Jack London kind of sucked. Like most people, I read 'To Build a Fire' and Call of the Wild in school, and was bored senseless, wishing the hero would just freeze to death faster. John Barleycorn proved me completely wrong. In it, London is funny and sharp and angry about a...

from wonderperson

A brutally honest? account of John Barleycorn or Alcoholism that Jack London wishes was eliminated even before he was born. I listened to this on Librivox, paying careful attention to every word because I am afraid I may know someone who is also friends with this rather destructive chap. Jack Lon...

from giovannigf

This is a pathetic memoir in which London writes about his alarming drinking problem (stemming back to his childhood) all the while denying that he's an alcoholic. The edition I have has a nice introduction by Pete Hamill in which he plainly states that London was a hack who wasted what talent he...

from bibleblaster

What begins as London's argument in favor of prohibition turns into a colorful, thoughtful, sometimes boastful, often reflective memoir where the author wrestles with such questions as what distinguishes an alcoholic from a person who abuses alcohol, how alcohol is thoroughly entwined with cultur...