Early Sobrieties is the first novel by Michael Deadker. It tells the life of a 26-year-old young man named Dennis Monk who is trying to survive the early days after quitting alcohol. Dennis Monk is trying to understand who he is without alcohol, while dealing with memories, shame and boredom. Each page of the novel tells the story of Dennis's journey of quitting alcohol and trying to become a better person, the expulsion by his parents, conflicts with ex-girlfriends and not getting sympathy from his friends. Dennis continues to move from place to place, staying on friends' couches and making strange connections and living life day by day.

The novel's episodic and observational style has a narrative pace that is not hyper-dramatic, just the reality of the everyday life of a person who is trying to recover, but still presents strong emotional details that really describe a Quarter-life Crisis. This book is highly recommended to readers who enjoy deep characterization and are interested in recovery and identity crisis in their late 20s.