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When
I first read this book
I did so purely out
of interest at yet another
angle on the same old
thing, and with little
or no real intention
of actually quitting
myself. After all, it
was only ten pounds,
which to most of us
is a disposable amount
of cash; less than the
price of two packs of
cigarettes, a few pints
of beer, a bottle of
half decent wine. I
had never attempted
to quit before, and
couldn’t imagine
a time when I would.
However, I quickly realised
that the first part
of the book, apart from
the names and places,
could be a description
of my own situation
and, I would think,
every other smoker for
that matter. As I went
on, I got a slight sense
of mild embarrassment
at recognising myself
in it more and more.
That said, I also quickly
developed a real respect
for the author for his
open honesty.
I can now boast of being
an ex-smoker, and while
I will not attribute
my success entirely
to this book, as I don’t
think any one thing
can claim that. The
battle has to be faught
from within mainly.
However, I will say
that it helped me immensely.
It did, undoubtedly,
unlock some of the secrets,
and go a long way to
giving the answers to
the questions all smokers
have. It helped me face
up to having the same
fears, anxieties and
weaknesses as the author
writes about facing
up to, but without having
to reveal this to anyone.
It gave me a glimpse
into the near future,
and though I admit to
having my doubts at
first, and while I will
be the first to agree
that a little knowledge
is a dangerous thing,
this book gave me far
more than the little
knowledge I needed to
achieve what I needed
to. It showed me how
to prepare for, and
overcome, what lay ahead
and allowed me not to
get too heavily caught
up in the present, and
its difficulties. It
was, in fact, the light
at the end of the tunnel
for me. I took particular
notice of the descriptive
day to day and week
by week comparisons.
I actually read this
book twice. Once while
I continued to smoke,
then again while quitting,
and this allowed me
to leap ahead and see
what to expect. It meant
that I could have a
peep over the fence,
so to speak.
I can thoroughly recommend
this book to any smoker,
whether contemplating
quitting or not.
R. Price.
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Dear
Quit The Smoking
Reviews, responses and
letters are always,
as far as I am concerned,
done by someone else
up until now that is,
so this is my first.
I have smoked all my
life and made numerous
failed attempts at quitting.
I have used all the
patches, chewing gums
and nicotine sweets
I could get my hands
on, and thinking about
it, perhaps the reason
I failed each time is
that I took far too
much notice of the shallow
promises and statistics
on the packets. The
thing is, they make
the claims, I just believed
them.
This book makes no shallow
promises, other than
the one right at the
end, which I wholeheartedly
agree with, which is
that quitting smoking
will be one of the best
things you’ll do,
and well and truly worth
the relatively short
period of grief.
This book really opened
my eyes and made me
realise that I could
actually do it. It made
me realise that it wasn’t
going to be easy, but
with the right attitude
it would be achievable.
It helped me see what
might be just around
the next corner, and
how to prepare for it
and then handle it.
I no longer smoke, which
you have probably gathered
by now, otherwise I
wouldn’t be writing
this, and I would like
to thank the author
for taking the trouble
to write the book. It
made all the difference
I needed.
Thanks to him, having
written the diary as
it happened, as opposed
to it being just another
contrived reflection
of what happened, with
all the additions that
would go with it, my
personal success was
definately made much
easier than his appears
to have been. He took
all the surprises out
of it for me.
Dave P.
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Dear
Quit the Smoking,
I have tried packing
up smoking for as long
as I have smoked. I
have tried all the plasters
and gob-stoppers and
even the artificial
cigarettes to keep my
hands busy. I know someone
who even tried hypnotherapy,
but said it worked for
a while, then wore off
and she went back to
smoking. But, I read
this book, and I instantly
liked the fact that
it didn’t pull
any punches. It is honest,
straight forward and
helpful. All the little
tricks are so obvious,
yet in the thick of
it, we would just not
take the time to consider
them.
This book, in my opinion,
is a million times better
than any nicotine substitute.
By the way, I also have
a Gran that has never
smoked ever in her life,
though mine now smells
like cats and pants.
Even that is better
than the smell of smoke,
and maybe that is what
all of us will smell
like eventually. We
only need to live long
enough.
D. Gardener.
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