Book Review: Ninety Days By Bill Clegg

I recently received an advance review copy of the new book Ninety Days: A Memoir Of Recovery by Bill Clegg to review.

It seems like such a simple goal, and yet it's not: ninety days clean and sober to loosen the hold of addiction that caused Bill Clegg to loose everything. He's made it to day 73 via rehab, and now he has returned to New York, attending meetings several times a day. Here he meets fellow addicts like Polly and Asa, but at first their support isn't enough. He makes it to day 87 before giving in. Will he ever hit the 90 day mark?

Ninety Days is an honest look at one man's battle to fight his addiction from his point of view. Bill Clegg was a literary agent who lost everything because of that addiction. You don't know how hard an addiction can be unless you've suffered it yourself and walked a mile in those shoes. We say it should be easy, but often times there's an underlying cause for that addiction that needs to be treated before the addiction can be banished - and even then, many times the addict struggles for the rest of their life with their addiction. This story is not candy coated. He doesn't succeed on the first try. This book is very short, and I was able to read it quickly. If you're looking to understand more about addiction from the addict's point of view, you might want to read this one. Otherwise, it may not appeal to you.

Ninety Days: A Memoir Of Recovery by Bill Clegg is a hardcover nonfiction book published by Little, Brown and Company. It is 208 pages long. The suggested cover price is $24.99, but Amazon has it available for $15.50 as of this posting. It is also available as an e-book for the Kindle and other e-readers.

I received a copy of this book in order to read it and share my thoughts on it. All opinions are my own, and not that of the author(s) or publisher.