Highly relatable, which is Chiles's strong suit in general (apart from his seeming lack of appreciation for wine - he's mainly a beer man). I also enjoyed Adrian's personal stories which made this far less like a medical self help guide and more just about his own journey with Alcohol, which many should relate to. I recently spoke with a friend who told me for years she had a three drink limit on a night out and never once did she feel like she’d missed out by swapping to soft drinks after that. I really enjoyed the "moderators" he includes as real people with their own tactics to keep consumption at a healthy level.

In brief: The Good Drinker; The Blue Flames; Exit Stage Left

Discover your next non-fiction read and brilliant book gifts in the Profile newsletter, and find books to help you live well with Souvenir Press. Have to say, this was a really well written and easy to follow read on Chiles' life with alcohol and how he kept it in his life without losing the ability to have it altogether.Adrian Chiles presents a very down-to-earth, anecdotal, relatable and human guide to drinking in moderation. Chiles tends to avoid the potential of it being self-indulgent and distracting from what is a rather consistent and well-constructed argument for moderation. There was a clear thorough line of Chiles trying to find something that would resonate with "drinkers like me" in his journey and finding very little, so wrote this book.

The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking - WHSmith

His book takes a Jungian psychology approach to addictions and drinking, with five universal archetypes as the thread through his take on the topic. Without wishing to come across as ‘un-Christmassy’, I think there should be a special place in hell for anyone who says anything to you along the lines of, “C’mon, it’s Christmas, have another one! Personally I think he’s consumed such large quantities of alcohol in the past stopping altogether rather than drinking in “moderation” as he likes to describe it would be more sensible. I’ve always answered with something lame, along the lines of, “You wanna try watching us sober”… where does this urge come from? He never ignores arguments for people choosing to go completely teetotal and he also seems honest about the fact that there is no right answer for everyone and in some circumstances, moderation just isn't an option.One of those books you dip in and out of, but i did enjoy reading it and it took away some practical tips about drinking in moderation.

The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less

There is a lot in this book that reminded me of me when growing up but also of where I am now I suppose. And for full disclosure, Club Soda founder Laura has also written two pages to the book on her thoughts on alcohol-free cocktails.As for actual strategies to cut down, there are an assortment littered throughout the book some of which may be useful.

The Good Drinker by Adrian Chiles | Hachette UK The Good Drinker by Adrian Chiles | Hachette UK

He says: “A game-changer is draught alcohol-free beer in pubs because it’s got equal standing to other beers. He’s heading back north for Ilkley Literature Festival this month, to give a talk on his new book, The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less. If it’s somewhere where there’s wine flowing, I’ll have a glass of wine but when I’ve finished that I wouldn’t drink any more wine until I’d filled that same glass with water and finished that.Totally agree with how many drinks have been wasted when I was drinking for the sake of it and I rarely do that now.