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 Fantastic Book November 16, 2008
What a fantastic book - brutally honest with the impression that nothing is held back I admire Clarissa for her strength in eventually facing her problems. She has a lust for life and a great sense of fun as well that makes you wonder what she could of achieved if alcohol hadnt entered her life for so long. An inspiring and interesting read I recommend this book whole heartly!
 A vivid and entertaining memoir November 15, 2008
I decided to read this because I enjoyed The Two Fat Ladies so much and my parents once attended medical lectures given by CDW's surgeon father who was well-known as a difficult character. These memoirs are vivid and moving. The chapters which describe her early years, her eccentric family and relationship with her father are the best ones. I found her descriptions of what it is like to be an alcoholic enlightening and certainly gave me an insight into alcohol addiction. The anecdoctal style is both a strength and a weakness of the book. You can almost feel CDW with her larger-than-life personality talking to you herself over a cup of tea; on the other hand the frequent use of colloquialisms and unexplained slang words gets annoying while later chapters suffer from long-windedness. A more thorough editing would have been helpful.
 This was utter rubbish October 28, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I quite liked Clarissa Dickson Wright before I read this but I have no time for her now. Her comment that she found it unreasonable that friends wouldn't accept her generosity and as a result she had to stay and eat in places which were much below her usual standards really wound me up. Welcome to the real world. Not all of us have access to an inheritance we can drink away. Not all of us have friends who will put us up for weeks/months at a time. Most of us have to work hard to pay for a roof over our heads, food to eat etc. On top of everything else it was poorly written and dull.
A must read for a thought provoking insight into addictions October 24, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Was thoroughly enjoyable and an eye opener. A very well educated and eloquent lady who tells not only her story but gives us all something to think about. Life is not always as it seems and that is something we would all be better off understanding. So many people judge others and if you want to read something inspiring then this is it. Honest and uplifting to think that there is someone who so obviously "bothers" about helping others. all those who havent given 5 stars need to question their intelligence and humanity - such petty comments I thought!
Not enough beans spilt.... October 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love her to bits, and as a vegetarian, she and Jennifer made me eat meat again!
I'm sure there is much more she could written about her life, but a very enjoyable book about the life of a fascinating lady.
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