Masters of Latin Literature A Drinking Life, (Hardcover)

from karieh

I picked this book up out of desperation for something, anything to read...and I must admit that the title clinched the deal. "A Drinking Life" - I couldn't resist. Drama, angst, highs, lows...it's all right there in the title. What I wasn't expecting was a book that depicts a time, place and way...

from ritaer

A moving memoir of a life that came close to being destroyed by drinking, not the drinking of merely an anguished individual but of a class and a race, the working Irish of New York. Hard work and occasional heartbreak made bearable by the camaraderie of the bars and parties.

from bibliophile_pgh

I was introduced to this book as a free Friday book on my nook. It detailed the authors life through his drinking and explains how alcohol becomes a reality and an escape for so many.

from SeriousGrace

A Drinking Life is an odyssey. It is an autobiographical examination of alcoholism where the drinking escalates slowly, sip by sip, drink by drink. For me, it dragged on in places. Hamill spends two thirds of the book setting the stage for his lead performance as an alcoholic. Starting with Hamil...

from Faradaydon

Absolutely one of the best books I've ever had the pleasure of reading!