Honest story about how to deal with grief. Very heartfelt and it does portray addiction in a different light. Well paced too.

This book deals with the author’s grief after losing her queer younger brother to a drug overdose. The running is sort of peripheral and feels like a different (much more boring) book. I think the title should have focused on grief, not running. The most interesting parts to me were when the author ruminated on how her brother ended up where he did, and her immediate and delayed reactions to his death. The writing flits around from vignette to vignette as if it wasn’t edited into a whole. The book is very imperfect, but I’m glad I read it.

I applaud Jess Keefe’s honesty in sharing her personal journey in Thirty-Thousand Steps. I have a new respect and understanding of the many faces and reasons involved in those who suffer with addiction. Keefe is an inspiration!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the opportunity to read and review this book.

Five stars. This was a fantastic memoir, simultaneously informative and inspiring. It's helped me reinterpret my ideas about addiction and its victims. The author does an incredible job of encapsulating the grief, the loneliness, the outrageous lack of information on what is truly needed to help people who turn to drugs. The story reminds us to be compassionate, to notice and question our prejudices, no matter how widespread they are. I may have picked this up for the focus on running, but I'm glad I got so much more.

I loved this book.

Totally inspirational and I loved the "arc" into running.

Yes, the author's story is painful to read, but it gives you us a deeper look into what she is going through. Of particular interest to me is how she managed to incorporate running as a means to help with her addiction.

Very touching and very honest. The writing is well paced and I really just enjoyed all the pieces of this book that are joined together.