From the Ashes
by Jesse Thistle | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1982101210 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1982101210 Global Overview for this book
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A bleak and brutal recollection of a life lived under the veil and shame of multiple addictions. Jesse Thistle's ability to retell, without excuses, his history of drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness, and petty crime, is a testament to honest and cathartic story telling. But to have come through all that and to have battled those demons and built a life that includes marriage and academic achievement and even accolades, is nothing short of remarkable. I have so much admiration for the resilience of this man -- and how he manages, every day, to remind himself of where he was and where he is. One of the best bits of the book is near the end when Jesse is learning about his own history and that of his family -- and he is finally able understand that WHO he is -- who he comes from -- this is every bit as important as who he was.
Excellent book. It has changed the way I view addiction and homelessness.
A bleak and brutal recollection of a life lived under the veil and shame of multiple addictions. Jesse Thistle's ability to retell, without excuses, his history of drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness, and petty crime, is a testament to honest and cathartic story telling. But to have come through all that and to have battled those demons and built a life that includes marriage and academic achievement and even accolades, is nothing short of remarkable. I have so much admiration for the resilience of this man -- and how he manages, every day, to remind himself of where he was and where he is. One of the best bits of the book is near the end when Jesse is learning about his own history and that of his family -- and he is finally able understand that WHO he is -- who he comes from -- this is every bit as important as who he was.
Excellent book. It has changed the way I view addiction and homelessness.
Journal Entry 3 by CynthiaA at Little Free Library -- Egerton St in Brantford, Ontario Canada on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (9/15/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library -- Egerton St in Brantford, Ontario Canada
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