Drinking Games: A Memoir

In this emotional and frank debut memoir, Levy shares the struggles that led her to a reckoning with her relationship with alcohol. She openly discusses blackout nights, waking up without knowing where she was or how she got there, using alcohol to cope with social obligations, and eventually how the decision to find sobriety came about. Levy mentions how she never felt like she had a rock bottom, and her memoir avoids going to the extremely dark places that some recovery books can. What makes this book unique is that it illustrates the struggle of young women who have grown up completely embedded in the world of social media. Levy befriends influencers, works at start-ups, and “curates her feed” by archiving posts that no longer serve purpose to her life or career. This curation puts pressure on (mostly) women to have the perfect persona. An underlying current to Levy’s journey to sobriety is how stressful living a life online can be. The author narrates the book with a sincerity that only someone who has lived this experience can bring.