Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
by Koren Zailckas

    SMASHED by Koren Zailckas
    Category:  Non-Fiction
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 9+
    Release Date:  1/31/06
    Publisher:  Penguin
    Reviewed by:  Taylor Rector
    Rating:  4 Stars


    SMASHED is a chilling novel of female alcohol addiction. For Koren Zailckas, it started at age fourteen, and from
    her first drink of Southern Comfort she was addicted. Koren later joins a college sonority, which just gives her more
    of a reason to get really drunk -- and more people to do it with!

    The writing isn’t the most brilliant that I have ever read but the story is definitely good. Most alcohol addiction
    books are about a male, so this is a great book to read if you want to learn about this subject -- or even if you are
    just a curious reader.

    There is not a lot that you can say about this book without giving the whole thing away! Even though she drinks
    excessively, Koren never goes to rehab or actually goes to an AA meeting!  And unlike James Frey’s embellished
    novel of drug and alcohol addiction, this one is the truth.