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Smashed: Growing Up a Drunk Girl (Hardcover)

by Koren Zailckas (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (3 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091905591
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091905590
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 517,403 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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" "Koren Zailckas chronicles, in detail both grim and marvelous, the hair-raising durnkalogue that so many college kids go through without becoming full-fledged drunks. But the wit and insight rampant in the prose of SMASHED raises the book far above the issue of young drinking. Zailckas has captured what's unfortunately become a quintessential American girlhood." - Mary Karr, author of The Liar's Club"

New York Times, February 7th 2005
A mortifyingly credible story... Smashed is liable to be the biggest conversation piece this side of 'America: The Book'

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought pricking, 3 Mar 2005
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Not often are we provided with stories that touch a rising problem in society. Binge drinking is a problem society can no longer ignore. It is endemic in countries like the UK, Ireland, and USA, and Cameroon, parts of the world like continental Europe, North America, South East Asia, and Latin America.

Smashed is an amazing story of this problem of alcoholism that is prevalent amongst young women. It is quite a scary book that will make many readers cringe when they read about the problems alcohol caused for Zailckas. This book may be a little bit too much for parents because it certainly is frightening and shocking for them to learn that heavy drinking is common amongst the young at such a young age. But as some one who went through that phase, I can relate to the story. It is a problem that should be confronted.

I like the way Zailckas did the narration. Her voice is strong in the writing and her style is unique. Poetic and fast flowing, one gets the story without drowning in compassion for her. After all, it is a past she shrugged off. That is why I think many people will find it interesting reading about this experience of alcoholism or binge drinking from the perspective of a young woman. It has lots of lessons to be learnt. Anybody can become an alcohol addict at an early stage in life. But with courage, determination and support, anybody can bit the addiction, whether as an alcoholic or a binge boozer.

Also recommended: DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, NIGHTMARES ECHO, THE USURPER AND OTHER STORIES

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not your typical Memoir, 29 April 2005
As memoirs go Smashed won't move you to tears or inspire you to change your life, nor does it claim to. It is actually very factual look at the sociology and psychology of binge drinkers. Koren Zailckas nevers falters in her detail nor in her wit which is what really makes this book. It is beautifully written and easily relatable, and appeals to everyone though particularly if you're a female who has ever had a rough night on the voddies.This book doesn't condemn or encourage binge drinking it simply gives the honest facts from someone who knows
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought pricking, 17 Dec 2006
By Monica (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Smashed: Growing Up A Drunk Girl (Paperback)
Not often are we provided with stories that touch a rising problem in society. Binge drinking is a problem society can no longer ignore. It is endemic in countries like the UK, Ireland, and USA, and Cameroon, parts of the world like continental Europe, North America, South East Asia, and Latin America.

SMASHED is an amazing story of this problem of alcoholism that is prevalent amongst young women. It is quite a scary book that will make many readers cringe when they read about the problems alcohol caused for Zailckas. This book may be a little bit too much for parents because it certainly is frightening and shocking for them to learn that heavy drinking is common amongst the young at such a young age. But as some one who went through that phase, I can relate to the story. It is a problem that should be confronted.Mirrored in "The Oaf" in Tisi's THE USURPER AND OTHERS, this story depicts the consequences of alcoholism in all its forms.

I like the way Zailckas did the narration. Her voice is strong in the writing and her style is unique. Poetic and fast flowing, one gets the story without drowning in compassion for her. After all, it is a past she shrugged off. That is why I think many people will find it interesting reading about this experience of alcoholism or binge drinking from the perspective of a young woman. It has lots of lessons to be learnt. Anybody can become an alcohol addict at an early stage in life. But with courage, determination and support, anybody can bit the addiction, whether as an alcoholic or a binge boozer.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Basking in her own self pity from A. Customer
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2.0 out of 5 stars Well written but disturbing for the wrong reasons
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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too
SMASHED is a chilling novel of female alcohol addiction. For Koren Zailckas, it started at age fourteen, and from her first drink of Southern Comfort she was addicted. Read more
Published on 9 April 2007 by TeensReadToo

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping from page 1
Koren writes about her teenage years from the perspective of her drinking. It is all the stuff you read about when the papers are full of underage drinking disasters, but from... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2007 by StartupChick

4.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing in its honesty and normality
Smashed is the story of how as a young woman the author began to increasingly depend on alcohol in all social circumstances. Read more
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i got this book a few days after being told my own liver was damaged through drinking. though reading it was hardgoing at times because it hit home i suppose, I was heartened by... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2007 by Mandy Aujla

3.0 out of 5 stars Under the influence... of Elizabeth Wurtzel
Back in the 90s, I loved Prozac Nation. I thought it brilliantly captured the zeitgeist. Having read Miss Zailckas' book, "Smashed", I fear that she has been heavily influenced by... Read more
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