The Splendid Things We Planned (Audiobook)

from campingmomma

If you have an interest in memoirs about addicts, alcoholics, mentally ill or people who are just generally self destructive this book has it all! In The Splendid Things We Planned author Blake Bailey, known for his biographies of John Cheever's and Richard Yates, in this book tells the story of ...

from mollygrace

Blake Bailey has written critically acclaimed biographies of John Cheever and Richard Yates, two authors whose lives were plagued by an addiction to alcohol. His new book is subtitled "A Family Portrait" and though it may seem at times to focus mainly on one member of the family, Blake Bailey's b...

from howifeelaboutbooks

It took me a long time to get through this one. It was interesting and well-written, but kind of hard to read at times. It got pretty depressing. When I finished, I wasn't sure what to do with all I had read. I thought there was going to be some sort of revelation or change, but it was kind of ju...