I just finished reading a memoir entitled Smashed: Story of A Drunken Girlhood—Koren Zailckas (Viking, 2005). Beginning with Zailckas' experimental drinking at age 14 in Bolton, Massachusetts, she takes the reader through her inebriated college years and beyond into her journeys of binges and excesses...black outs, possible date rape. It is the author's contention that she is not actually an alcoholic, but rather a victim of alcohol abuse. According to Zailckas, this stems from the encouragement of a society which views teen drinking as a rite of passage, not an emotional or physical problem. A not very insightful cautionary tale woven with statistics. Recommended cocktail while reading the book: Drunksimus Maximus: 1 1/2 oz blackberry brandy, 1 oz Southern Comfort® peach liqueur. Stir both ingredients together in a large shot glass and shoot.
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