Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Candid, sad, funny and hopeful.

Author does a great job of getting to the heart of the feelings and conflicts that are so common in alcoholics, and especially relevant to young women struggling with the disease in modern times (something not often found in the recovery literature). There were so many passages that I highlighted because I could relate to them-especially finding a strange pride and uniqueness in being a well-educated, middle class person who could hang in the seediest places with the craziest people and thinking that I was "keeping it real". And, of course, all the other crazy justifications for the insanity of my alcoholic life. She captures that perfectly, as well as how a moment of grace can allow one to see reality for just long enough to admit defeat and become teachable by those who have found a way out.