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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 24, 2017, 08:58:42 pm ---Well, I guess I'm just not a perceptive, or even intelligent, reader. I finished the Seabrook over dinner this evening, and I liked it and saw no problems with it.
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I thought it was fine. It kept my attention. I didn't think it had much of a point, except to describe his father's very colorful liquor-collection practices and (SPOILER ALERT) note the irony of his father never drinking more than he should but he, John Seabrook, becoming an alcoholic. That's mildly interesting but not hugely meaningful. Still, as I said, it kept my attention enough to finish it.
Front-Ranger:
Another point that was missing or buried within the article was that addictions often have both a physical and a psychological component. With Seabrook, the psychological component was that he drank both to get away from and draw nearer to his father. Neither worked. What would have worked (and may still) is if he took the good traits of his father, his passion, his discipline, his attention to detail, and applied them to something more important than riding and collecting and drinking fine wines!
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 26, 2017, 11:27:52 am ---Another point that was missing or buried within the article was that addictions often have both a physical and a psychological component. With Seabrook, the psychological component was that he drank both to get away from and draw nearer to his father. Neither worked. What would have worked (and may still) is if he took the good traits of his father, his passion, his discipline, his attention to detail, and applied them to something more important than riding and collecting and drinking fine wines!
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Good point! :)
Jeff Wrangler:
But was that the "point" Seabrook was trying to make?
serious crayons:
Just because your dad had a fancy wine cellar, doesn't mean you can drink as much as you want of it without getting into trouble.
;D
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