Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery Audiobook

" Ninety days: A Memoir of Recovery by Bill Clegg (Little, Brown & Co. 2012)(Biography)is a purposely drab memoir of addiction, relapse, relapse, relapse, ...and recovery. This book emphasizes the "keep coming back" portion of the Twelve Steps and what sponsors are for. My rating: 3/10, finished 1/14/13. "

" I finally understand what 90 in 90 means. Bill does a really good job of showing how precarious recovery is and what it means to constantly be starting over at Day 1. This is also a book about friendship and finding the right fit and having people who don't give up on you. "

" Good book about recovery. "

" Honest, direct memoir of ones journey in darkness. Sometimes motivation, inspiration ambition are just empty fancy words and there is no option then going downhill. Addiction is evil (and explained first hand) its dark and lives in the deeper recesses of brain ready to unleash itself at every possible point. The pivotal point is that its you vs you. Brain is what takes all decisions and that tells u, it reasons, convinces to take drugs, then the same brain says dont do that......should be killing...Getting up in the addiction meetings and counting DAY 1 would be one helll of a ego basher. The beauty of the book is that the simple solution to be doing the right things is when you feel responsible for other people when u grow beyond the "me" world to the "us" world everything gets taken care of automatically...i have heard people become better human beings when they become parents cos u start luking beyond oneself to others who are dependent on you or need u or need u to be better and that does the trick. Stayoing close to the family and "truth shall save you" is all so relevant only when you acknowledge there is a problem there is any chance for it to be solved and when you lay ur heart open when you show ur vulnerable side is the only chance to have relationships with people. The formidable self is a ideal state but it puts unnecessary pressure and takes the focus from things which can be addressed with the power of "US", A inspirational read but didnt find it enjoyable/gripping or awesome but still a story which deserves to be told in the best possible way... "

" This was a very fast read. I really loved the honesty of this memoir. "

" Clegg is a beautiful writer. An honest, hopeful look at the struggles of addiction. "

" An excellent honest telling of the constant vigilance required to remain clean fresh out of the gate. Hurdles, climbing walls and the myriad ways life offers help and hindrance. A good example of human desire and frailty. "

" Blah. Another one of my favorite genres, the addict's memoir, but this one didn't do it for me. Maybe if I had read his first book, I would have liked this one, but reading it as a stand-alone left me feeling bored and unable to connect with the main character's struggles. "

" Tragic and beautiful. Good writing. I read this book like I drank. I didn't stop until I had to. "

" Addiction is hard; addiction to drugs heavy. This is an honest portrayal about relapse and tenacity; he is very forthright; i wish him so well. "

" A great follow-up to "Portrait of the Addict as a Young Man" that explores Clegg's extremely difficult recovery from crack addiction. It's a powerful and inspiring story (and just as beautifully-written as his first memoir). "

" Compelling, moving, true. "

" Hell of a story, and I'm really thrilled for Clegg that he's been making it. I wish him luck in his continued path. "

" Great book with a really powerful message. Worth the read especially if you have loved an addict. "

" Harrowing yet hope-filled. "

" This was a really nice sequel to Portrait of an Addict. It's not as great of a book, mostly because it's not as stylistic with the flashbacks. But I really enjoyed reading it and hearing from him. His recovery and realizations about himself are quite moving. "