Lush: A Memoir
Written by Kerry Cohen
Narrated by Allyson Ryan
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
When Kerry Cohen reached her early forties, she realized she had a drinking problem-just enough to blur the edges of her life that had become a monotony of working, carpooling the kids to school, and everyday distractions. What she also realized was that she wasn't the only one.
Lush is a gripping memoir that examines Kerry's struggles with alcohol, a struggle that a rising number of middle-aged women are facing today, as alcohol dependency among females drastically increases. A wonderfully poignant and relatable follow-up to her bestselling memoir Loose Girl, Lush follows Kerry as she attempts to rediscover the awe in her life, leaving mistakes, regrets, and the bottle behind her.
Kerry Cohen
Kerry Cohen is the author of six books, with three forthcoming. They include Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity (Hyperion), Seeing Ezra (Seal), Dirty Little Secrets (Sourcebooks), Easy (Simon & Schuster), The Good Girl (Delacorte), and It's Not You, It's Me (Delacorte). Forthcoming are an anthology about women and shopping titled The Dressing Room (Seal), a book about writing about others when writing memoir titled Sticks & Stones (Writer’s Digest Books), and a memoir about difficult female friendships (Hawthorne). Kerry has been featured on Dr. Phil, Good Morning America, and many other television and radio shows. Her essays have been published in the New York Times’ “Modern Love” section, the Washington Post, Portland Monthly, and others. Kerry has blogs on Psychology Today and the Huffington Post. She practices as a psychotherapist in Portland, Oregon. Learn more at Kerry-cohen.com.
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Readers find this title to be a thought-provoking exploration of self-reflection and inner discovery. It highlights the potential for personal growth and overcoming addiction. While some reviewers found the book enjoyable and helpful in recognizing their own issues, others criticized the author for being narcissistic and self-obsessed. Overall, the book offers valuable insights and serves as a guide for navigating personal problems and addictions.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When I read loose girl I knew Cohen was courageous enough to highlight something that many if not most of us tend to keep in our deepest secrets. She did it again.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Read it all but found the overuse of foul language annoying. Offered a little insight and thought provoking narrative in last few chapters... Otherwise a bit of a self obsessed drag.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed that this book highlighted that drinking (or any addiction) is not the problem, however that emotional insecurities, childhood trauma/short-comings and over all lack of self reflection is. It gave less power to alcohol and more to the potential of inner self and self discovery which is something I needed to explore on my own. It has provided me with the training wheels I need to recognize my own issues within, and I hope to stay on that path and remember this book as I try to navigate my own problems and my addictions.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The perpetual victim... spoiled, privileged, narcissistic woman who always does exactly what she wants regardless of other people's feelings, playing the victim.
A writer with just one story, her own.
Wait for her next book: My years as a junkie in the nursing home. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An enjoyable listen, I finished it but wasn't blown away by it as it didn't happen to resonate with me.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I feel sorry for the author. She is very narcissistic and seems so unhappy and depressed because her entire life consists of the search for fading personal pleasures. This is to the detriment of her children, multiple spouses, and clients. Then when her entire world comes crashing down and she literally is sobbing in pain she comes to the conclusion that she can go on living her selfish ways and keep drinking. She makes fun of white men and organized religion yet she goes to an Indian ashram in search of piece. Clearly there is a hole in her heart that she is constantly trying to fill with alcohol and sex. Unfortunately for her and for anyone else trying that combo you will simply be hurting more before thank you were before. I pray for her and others that are struggling.