Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

This one for Booker prize.

Alcohol is a real problem, and been responsible for the destruction of a lot of families. But it does show up in its worst form in a self destructive personality. First, it doesn't let you accept the issue, and second it will never let you accept some real help.

The plot is good, and does come with its own twists and turns but eventually this one is more of a story of a kid coming to age in as twisted way as possible. But the hardships in life make people a different person based on what they choose to be. The things they want to remember and forget from the past. And where/in whom they find solace.

Peace