Thursday, December 26, 2019

Commute

Commute: an illustrated memoir of female shame / Erin Williams, 295 pgs.

We follow the author on her daily commute.  It is the most ordinary of activities but she uses this trip to tell about her past and her present.  A former blackout drunk, she recalls many times waking up with no idea what happened.  She is ashamed of her alcoholism but has found confidence from shedding that need.  She has also found people to help her with the struggles that dot her past.  This is very raw at times.  Over the course of the book she talks about recovery and coping.  How other women have helped her and encouraged her.  Her anger is real and she is not alone which is why she wrote this book.

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