Name: The Lost Weekend
ISBN: 9780307948717

Charles Jackson

Originally published in 1944 by Farrar & Rinehart.

The Lost Weekend

Don Birnam is a sensitive, charming and well-read man who spends a long weekend overcome by his weakness for alcohol, evaluating his life and its meaning.

Evan

I think "The Lost Weekend" does an amazing job at showing the reader the inner monologues and workings of a drunk, but arguably does too good of a job and many may find some of the near-inane ramblings tedious. Still I think it's absolutely worth a read, and while stretches of it are self-indulgent to the point if annoyance, they're worth pushing through.

Maurice FitzGerald

There is so much in this. I wish I could take a class on it. The gay stuff is especially interesting as it is coming from a totally different kind of perspective. I don't really understand it. Great clear writing.

The Lost Weekend

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