Get Blind Drunk Now
Veronica Woodruff's memoir is the real deal
I love books. I have shelves loaded with them and a bedside table filled with the ones that I haven’t read yet. I am completely aware that going to a bookstore unsupervised is not in the best interest of my finances. Yes, I could just go to the library, but I can’t read very quickly so my preference is to purchase them. I am not afraid to admit I have a problem. I know I’ve had that problem for many years and I know others who have the same problem.
Even though I’m completely aware of it, I know that there are other things that are less easy to spot. People can have problems with other things like smoking or drinking alcohol. While it might be easy to think that it’s as obvious as buying too many books, I don’t believe that it is. Reading books is a hobby whereas drinking alcohol is a lifestyle choice, a much more difficult thing to notice or to change.
Veronica Woodruff’s Blind Drunk: A Sober Look at our Boozy Culture examines this is fine detail. It is exactly the commentary on the culture of alcohol we need right now. I’ve written about cavalier attitudes towards alcohol before in blogs and even in parts of my Sipster’s books but I was thrilled to see a full-length book about it.
Blind Drunk is 3 parts memoir and 1 part academic research. Written from a place of serious authority by the right person at the right time, Veronica has asked tough questions without judgement or an agenda. Agree or disagree, she provides a safe space to challenge what the role of alcohol is in modern society. The answers are on a spectrum rather than being clear-cut black and white. This should be essential reading for anyone who drinks anything.
I sat down with Veronica last summer when her book tour brought her to the Okanagan. She was engaging and spoke candidly about the things that she went through in her life that led her to writing her book.
Find Blind Drunk on Veronica’s website.
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