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Smashed: Growing Up a Drunk Girl (Hardcover)

by Koren Zailckas (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Viking Books (3 Feb 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0670033766
  • ISBN-13: 978-1419353239
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,896,690 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mary Karr, author of The Liar's Club and Cherry

"Zailckas has captured what's unfortunately become a quintessential American girlhood."


David Jernigan PhD, Research Director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

"Smashed blows to smithereens the myth that alcohol is the 'safe drug' in young people’s lives."
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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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This review is from: Smashed: Growing Up a Drunk Girl (Hardcover)
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.

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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
This review is from: Smashed: Growing Up a Drunk Girl (Hardcover)
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:
4.0 out of 5 stars I was shocked it was Non-Fiction rather than Fiction, 31 Jul 2006
This review is from: Smashed: Growing Up A Drunk Girl (Paperback)
I've recently read this book and at times I had to re-read a line because it had been so shocking.
Koren Zailckas in my opinion is a talented first time writer and I found her book enjoyable.
It opened my eyes to the world of drinking underage and continuing with it into adulthood whilst struggling to improve yourself.
My only gripe with the book is there were a few too many metaphors but even so they did create vivid pictures in my mind.
I think this book appeals to older adolescents and adults alike.
If you want a true, realistic portrayal of alcohol abuse then this is the book to read
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1.0 out of 5 stars Naive and immature story
I found this to be a naive and immature account, with stories of how she used to have four light beers, throw up and have black outs. Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. E. Roach

1.0 out of 5 stars Basking in her own self pity from A. Customer
Well, I was given this book as a gift and managed to read about half of the book before I gave up with it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by butterfly girl

2.0 out of 5 stars Well written but disturbing for the wrong reasons
Koren Zailckas' memoir is definitely an interesting read. It's very well-written, and I stopped more than once to admire a few descriptive sentences or paragraphs. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sick Sick Sick
This is a book that will leave you with memories of something you wern't even there to experience. I read this book over a year ago and I can still recall tales that were told... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars a chilling insight
I picked up this book because i was intrigued by the title but was a little concerned that it might be abit over the top and glamourised. Read more
Published on 22 April 2007 by L. A. Labunsky

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
Published on 12 Mar 2007 by E. Turner

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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
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