Drunkard

A Hard-Drinking Life

By: Neil Steinberg

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg loved his job, his wife, and his two young sons. But he also loved to drink. Drunkard is an unflinchingly honest account of one man's descent into alcoholism and his ambivalent struggle to embrace sobriety. Sentenced to an outpatient rehab program, Steinberg discovers that twenty-eight days of therapy cannot reverse the toll taken by decades of hard drinking. As Steinberg claws his way through recovery, grieves the loss of the drink, and tries to shore up his faltering marriage, he is confronted by the greatest test he has ever faced, and finds himself in the process. Steinberg's gripping memoir is a frank and often painfully funny account of the stark-yet-common realities of a disease that affects millions.

©2008 Neil Steinberg (P)2014 Audible Inc.

An honest story.

A very direct story, no whining,well told. Keeps your attention. Witty and insightful. Excellent narration.

Wonderful Narrator

Amazing story told by an exceptional narrator. The author leads the reader on a wild ride that resonates with this alcoholic

Hopeful

Loved it. Honest, helpful, hopeful. k would like to read more of his work

very interesting!

a super honest book. funny and lighthearted but also depressing and frustrating at times. i really enjoyed listening and wished it would last

Repetitive and drawn out

I personally know relapse and the cycle of addiction but his story makes its point of loving drinking more than life and family in an overkill way. He’s a fantastic words smith but it could have been a few hours shorter and therefore been better. It became boring and I wondered will he get sober and stay sober or just keep writing about the cycle of relapse and addiction. He did finally but it was too late for me to appreciate it. I was relieved for a resolution and the book to end.

Fantastic book

Well written and poignant story of alcoholism. The dreadful disease it is. At times I found myself feeling like Neil was writing from my thoughts.

awesome except

story is relatable. narrator needs to stay away from British accent. makes a good women though.

Amazing Narrator

Good cautionary tale and a fantastic narrator, I thought it was the author himself!

Read the book

I LOVE this memoir. It’s amazing. I read it two summers ago and couldn’t put it down. But, this narrator clearly missed that this should be read like a long monologue. There’s no depth. He’s just reading. This isn’t fiction and shouldn’t be read as such. Buy the book and read it yourself.

Very real

There's not really any attempt here to amuse me and I like that a lot. Neil's story is vivid and conflicted. At times I WANTED him to keep drinking. But then he took me down the path with him and I saw too that his thinking was broken. As someone trying to wrangle my own addiction, there's a lot of wisdom in the hours of this audiobook. Things I'll remember. It's made for some excellent drives. Thank you Neil, and Jeff for a compelling narration.