Sober Mind-Blowing!
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I'm an American living in London and have always been a huge fan of Mr. Lewis's stand-up and had felt that his honesty, albeit, generally self-effacing put him high on the list of American humorists of all time-- for his sheer courage, command of the language and wild hipness. I was really blown-away a few years back to see his dramatic turn in the indy film, "Drunks" but this memoir is the ultimate mind-blower! What a read! I had seen him talk openly and with his authentic spin about being a recovering alcoholic and had looked forward to this book for quite a while but never expected it to be so amazingly funny, harrowing and enlightening all in one book. I'm thankful that I'm not an alcoholic but sure share a multitude of other problenms that he has as well and had the courage to reveal and give advice on how to overcome them. It surely has made me feel less alone. Plus,it has made me re-think a lot about my own denial (not to mention most of the people I know) and yet I have found tremendous hopefulness from his rigorous honesty. No other comedian I'm certain has even penned anything like this. This is like a "bible" for the recovering addict. Bravo Mr. Lewis and keep those problems coming--as long as you write about overcoming them!
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