I know this is probably a common topic. For me, I’m not sure if it’s a “trope” or just totally misinformed writing, but it’s how many authors approach alcoholism. Some examples are Girl on the Train and The House Across the Lake, among HUNDREDS. If anyone else here has struggled with alcoholism, you know it’s not just "i woke up after downing an entire bottle of whiskey but was able to shower, down a cup of coffee, and solve a murder. "
Why would you finish that book? Haha. Have you ever just gave up and put the book down? I’m trying to think of one, but I even finished The Awakening by Kate Chopin for a school project. I never finished Book 7 of a Song of Fire and Ice but that was only because I left the book on an airplane. I only had like 20 pages left anyway