Robert B. Edgerton Publisher: Simon and Schuster Reads. Author : Robert B. Nelson R. Author : Nelson R. Richard W. Clark Publisher: FriesenPress Reads. Author : Richard W. Miss T. C Publisher: AuthorHouse Reads. You are not here to work on each other's recovery. Each and every one of you is sick.
Some are sicker than others , but we've all got to work on our own personal recovery. And under no circumstance, should the men be on the women's floor He maintains that at stressful times, some people are more susceptible to becoming dependent on the program: "The more you are vulnerable, the more you glom on to something that As the AA saying goes, " Some are sicker than others.
All societies are sick, but some are sicker than others. This paraphrase of Orwell's famous quip about the equality of animals calls attention to the existence of traditional beliefs and practices that threaten human health and It was to this question that Christ was addressing himself when he said, 'Many are called, but few are chosen.
It is a sick commentary that someone finally gets rid of you after you were the one responsible for years of lying, cheating, and stealing. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 16, Debbie "DJ" rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , fiction , addiction. A profound and terrifying look into the disease of addiction.
This book weaves together the lives of three addicts who's lives become connected in a very powerful and unexpected way. This is truly a look at the sickest of the sick. While I was hoping for stories of recovery, this shows what happens when help is refused, when the disease becomes more powerful than life itself. A truly sobering and downright anguishing story, one I will not soon forget.
View all 7 comments. Apr 22, Grady rated it it was amazing. Yes, there is a plethora of books that clinically describe the genesis and the process and the sequelae of substance abuse from alcohol to methamphetamine to crack cocaine to heroin to prescription drugs and combinations of these. There are also novels that incorporate addicted personages in the cast of characters, using that person or those persons to elucidate the effect on families and friends and the public in general from their addiction.
What we know about Andrew Seaward is that he is a chemical engineer, a participant in screenwriting and an actor no surprise, given his magnetically handsome looks. Now we know that he is a writer of exceptional gifts, one poised at the beginning of a major new career. In rapid sequences there is a hit and run accident and Monty as driver survives but Vicky dies. Having established this portion of the story we then meet Dave, a has-been track star whose family suffers from his addiction to crack and that effect extends to his career as the coach of a girls' volleyball team whom he endangers.
Seaward brings back Monty into the picture, some time after the accident that has made him so depressed that he is intentionally killing himself with alcohol poisoning. The two men - Monty and Dave- are thrust together in an isolated rehab center and all the secrets of their backgrounds surface with tsunamic force.
How Seaward resolves their collision brings a sound conclusion to the book. The story is strong and well related and would make a fine film. As he brought his hands down, he caught a whiff of something strong and chemical, fanning from his fingertips and out beneath his nose. He knew what it was. It was the acetaldehyde, a byproduct of the dehydrogenation of alcohol in the blood. For a normal drinker, it hung out for only a matter of minutes before being broken down by a substance in the liver called glutathione.
But for alcoholics, the chemical hung around almost indefinitely, because there wasn't enough glutathione to combat the massive amounts of alcohol entering the blood. The result was a stench not unlike that of vinegar or nail polish remover, emanating from the sweat pores like a bad case of B. It was so strong that other people would often comment on it, but Monty usually just told them that he was trying out a new cologne.
This is a masterful touch to an already exceptional story. Writers of this caliber don't come around frequently, but when they do we need to be alerted to the potential their initial offering suggests. Andrew Seaward is a uniquely talented writer. He should go far. Grady Harp I didn't think a book could be described as "compelling", but compelling it was. The author did a great job intertwining the stories of these addicts. He did an amazing job of telling two stories at once The stories about the addictions felt real.
This was a great read. Once I picked up the book I didn't want to put it down. View all 9 comments. Jan 15, Addy rated it it was amazing. I think everyone should read this book. It will make you think, it will pull on your emotions, and will open up your eyes. I could have read this in a day because you wanted to know what would happen to these people who are so sick with disease and have made some really poor choices.
What would it take for you to be saved? Sometimes the answer is not what you would think. Sep 24, Aimee Jodoin rated it really liked it. Emotionally raw and harrowingly real, Some Are Sicker than Others is a moving story of redemption. Th Emotionally raw and harrowingly real, Some Are Sicker than Others is a moving story of redemption. These two troubled men meet in a rehabilitation center in the wintery mountains of Colorado, their paths intertwining more than they could have imagined.
Due to the subject matter of the book, it can be difficult to read in many places, though it is important to absorb every word in order to get the full effect of the story. While some events can appear too intense or too harrowing for the reader to take in all at once, the events are never unrealistic. Always plausible, even inevitable, the mistakes these characters make are mistakes that the quintessential addict makes.
One often finds oneself literally begging Dave to get a hold of his problems, to see beyond the haze of his addiction, as if he were a character in a horror movie about to open a cellar door where a monster resides.
Though Some Are Sicker than Others is unrelenting, gut-wrenching, and needs to be taken in a chunk at a time rather than in a few sittings, it is the gritty truth of how addiction can ravage a human life—but it also offers a glimpse of the capacity of human forgiveness.
Monty Miller, a self-destructive, codependent alcoholic, is wracked by an obsession to drink himself to death as punishment for a fatal car accident he didn't cause. There, they learn the universal truth among alcoholics and addicts: Though they may all be sick In many ways, I could hardly keep reading, as each one spiraled downward into the illness, full of denial and caught up in the delusions that control was just around the corner.
Like an accident you are watching, you want to see, but you also want to look away. The horror was almost too much. The author obviously knows his subject matter and portrays the cycle of addiction in an honest manner. His characters are composites of his own experiences and those of others he has known. This quality brings an authenticity to the story.
Some punctuation errors were distracting, but the story itself kept me reading. Recommended for those who want to understand addiction and its consequences, as well as the hope of recovery.
View 2 comments. Jun 12, Erin Black rated it liked it. Originally posted at Bookluvrs Haven I was searching through a site called Book Blogs and came across this book. Once I read the description I asked author Andrew Seaward for a copy, which he very kindly gave me in exchange for this review. When I first picked up this book I admit I wasn't all that invested, Monty's story didn't really grasp me the way I thought it would My favorite character by far is Dave, his story before being forced into rehab was so interesting, and likely the way a lot of addicts view themselves.
A very well told story!! I found the way that Seaward intertwined the lives of all of the addicts great! As a reader we really got to know them as individuals and then we got to know them even more when they were brought together It saddens me to know that this exists everyday and everywhere Pick it up you wont be disappointed.
Jun 08, Intense Stories rated it it was amazing. Some are Sicker than Others features some characters who are heavily weighed down by their addictions. I knew from the book descriptions they would end up in rehab together. I endured the first several horrifying chapters involving their appalling bad choices and addiction-clouded thinking partly because I wanted to see what would happen later on in the book and partly because the writing was so compelling.
This book reminds me of a roller coaster, where the rides begins with the vehicle being d Some are Sicker than Others features some characters who are heavily weighed down by their addictions. This book reminds me of a roller coaster, where the rides begins with the vehicle being dragged up, up, up to a terrifying height, then careens down and around in an even scarier manner.
As I continued through the chapters I wondered if some or all of these troubled people would be able to find a way to turn their lives around. I've had some experience with attending AA meetings with friends who had addictions, so I understand the basic principles of AA and recovery. This book, in addition to being tremendously well written, does a great job of educating the reader about issues related to addiction and recovery. I can imagine people buying it not only for the quality of the writing but also for the way the story grabs you and shakes sense into you.
I was reading this book via the Kindle reader at my PC with my teenage daughter next to me at her laptop, and about halfway through I came to a particularly emotional part of the story, and tears started rolling down my cheeks.
I had to leave my PC for a few minutes so that I could recover. Reader be warned, this story is not for the faint of heart! I loved this book. It was a great read with a whirlwind of emotion and raw reality. The dialogue was impeccable. It was like I could hear the conversations as well as see the body language each character evoked. At one point, I began casting the movie, imagining who would play each part.
The characters were multidimensional, displaying all the insanity, hubris, and duplicity that can come with the disease of addiction, while still allowing their humanity to shine through so that the reader wants them to succeed at recovery. No matter how much I shook my head at some outlandish incident, I still wanted wholeheartedly for each of them be and do better. My favorite part of this novel is Seaward's descriptive writing style.
Not once did I have to wonder about what he was trying to portray. I could see every aspect of the story through his straightforward prose. Especially the physical illness suffered by the characters I wanted to turn away at times, but I simply could not miss a word. For lack of a less cliche description, the story was REAL.
Right now, somewhere, there are families going through the types of problems that the main characters faced. I truly believe that Andrew Seaward was party to this type of anguish and despair, and hopefully, received some measure of redemption, stability, and peace.
Whatever his actual experience with addiction, it has allowed him to tell a geniune, believable story. View 1 comment. Apr 29, Randy rated it it was amazing. Three intertwined stories are told of people that end up at a clinic called Sanctuary. Monty Miller is an alcoholic trying to drink himself to death, blaming himself for the death of a woman he met at an AA meeting. Not his fault, a hit and run accident, but he doesn't see it that way.
Angie Mallard is a meth head who wants to get her family back together. Dave Bell is a high school girls volleyball coach who remembers his track star days.
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