Quit lit is also the name given to a literary genre concerned with alcohol cessation, a name that can be read either as literature of quitting or as quit being lit, meaning drunk. Examples include the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book and self-help books on the subject, and more recent, often partly autobiographical examples focused on women include Wishful Drinking and This Naked Mind.
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Notable ExampleWishful Drinking and This Naked Mind 1 Defining TraitGenre name is wordplay, read as literature of quitting or as quit being lit, meaning drunk 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Quit lit (alcohol cessation)
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Examples include the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book, as well as self-help books. Recent books, in particular in partially autobiographic ones focus on women, examples include Wishful Drinking and This Naked Mind.
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Quit lit is a literary genre on alcohol cessation, the name can be interpreted as "literature of quitting" or "quit being lit (drunk)".
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Recent books, in particular in partially autobiographic ones focus on women, examples include Wishful Drinking and This Naked Mind.
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