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odiecastro's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
kirkw1972's review against another edition
4.0
This was for the most part an interesting read though not one that breaks new ground. However I'm going with 4 stars because there's a section (from about p120) about boundaries and intrusive thoughts that really resonated. I ended up typing 2 pages of A4 on my own issues with those two and have plenty of information now to use for myself. For that alone it was worth the rating.
lunarxnn's review against another edition
4.0
This is a book that I needed and didn't know it. It was informative, while also allowing you to be reflective which for me, started as a really subconscious thing. Bryony Gordon does so well to give practical explanations and ideas on what to do next whilst keeping you engaged and not making it at all overly clinical and daunting, which has always put me off reading non-fiction 'self-help' books before.
I wholeheartedly recommend this to all, not just people who currently suffer from mental illness.
I wholeheartedly recommend this to all, not just people who currently suffer from mental illness.
becfoster25's review against another edition
2.75
I can summarise the advice in this book in three words:
Go. To. Therapy.
Go. To. Therapy.
hannahlouisebates's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
gracekennedy134's review
1.0
1.5/5 - I write this appreciating the various tools, language, and support that people use in order to start or continue understanding their mental health, even if this was not for me. No Such Thing as Normal is a realistic and friendly discussion on mental health. I appreciate Bryony for sharing her personal experiences and breaking down mental health into a daily healing process: looking at everyday interactions and tasks as a place of healing and not focusing on the large tasks.
This was a short, quick read, but not one I necessarily enjoyed. I found that it lacked the substance I was expecting. The book reads like a friend telling what worked for them in their mental health journey. This can be a very helpful entry point for many trying to understand and heal their own mental health or support others in their journey, but it wasn’t working for me. I didn’t take a lot away from this, personally, and found myself losing focus as messaging became repetitive. I found the frequent pull-quotes to be distracting and had to stop reading them since they are already in the text. I didn't know this going into the book, but it focuses on the great resources in the UK for mental health. As a non-UK reader, the principle could be similar, but it adds an extra step to find their equivalent. The overall writing style and framing of the subject did not engage me, and I probably wouldn’t have finished if I wasn’t reading for book club.
Again, everyone's reception and journey to better mental health is different, and even discussing the topic and sharing unique experiences is important and not to be discredited.
This was a short, quick read, but not one I necessarily enjoyed. I found that it lacked the substance I was expecting. The book reads like a friend telling what worked for them in their mental health journey. This can be a very helpful entry point for many trying to understand and heal their own mental health or support others in their journey, but it wasn’t working for me. I didn’t take a lot away from this, personally, and found myself losing focus as messaging became repetitive. I found the frequent pull-quotes to be distracting and had to stop reading them since they are already in the text. I didn't know this going into the book, but it focuses on the great resources in the UK for mental health. As a non-UK reader, the principle could be similar, but it adds an extra step to find their equivalent. The overall writing style and framing of the subject did not engage me, and I probably wouldn’t have finished if I wasn’t reading for book club.
Again, everyone's reception and journey to better mental health is different, and even discussing the topic and sharing unique experiences is important and not to be discredited.
morganl213's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced