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heykellyjensen's review against another edition
This is raw and powerful and hard to read and also a damn great look at how screwed up depression and anxiety can make you as an individual. I've always loved Theriault's writing, and her book is no different. I downed this in a single sitting -- they just rereleased it, with a new cover, and I hope it finds an even bigger audience. This is for readers who want a thoughtful look at mental illness and how the system both works for and against those who struggle with them.
jennp28's review against another edition
4.0
Actual rating 4.5 stars.
"The end of August is when the light begins to change; it's still strong and bright during the day, but becomes melancholy, even a little desolate in the waning afternoon and long, dreamy evenings. Late summer light, from the days when the works teeters on the divide between the hot, green summer and the slow descent into the cold heart of winter, is what nostalgia is made from. Autumn is the season of endings, of barren fields and bonfires and celebrations for the dead. Autumn is the season of packing up, storing away, battening down. Autumn is always, still, the sweetest ache I've ever known."
This short book is the account of Anne's battle with depression. It should be hard to read, depressing even, and yet somehow it's not. It's so well written that you can get carried along with the story without getting bogged down in the depression yourself. And somehow, even in the hardest parts, she seems to have a ray of hope that shines through.
I knew Anne a little during the time she is writing about but not well enough to know her struggles, so I would like to thank her for bravely sharing with the world. I think it's an important read both for people who struggle with depression and also for people who live with someone who does - which, given the stats, is probably everyone. Pick this one up - it's an ebook and not very expensive, and worth every penny.
"The end of August is when the light begins to change; it's still strong and bright during the day, but becomes melancholy, even a little desolate in the waning afternoon and long, dreamy evenings. Late summer light, from the days when the works teeters on the divide between the hot, green summer and the slow descent into the cold heart of winter, is what nostalgia is made from. Autumn is the season of endings, of barren fields and bonfires and celebrations for the dead. Autumn is the season of packing up, storing away, battening down. Autumn is always, still, the sweetest ache I've ever known."
This short book is the account of Anne's battle with depression. It should be hard to read, depressing even, and yet somehow it's not. It's so well written that you can get carried along with the story without getting bogged down in the depression yourself. And somehow, even in the hardest parts, she seems to have a ray of hope that shines through.
I knew Anne a little during the time she is writing about but not well enough to know her struggles, so I would like to thank her for bravely sharing with the world. I think it's an important read both for people who struggle with depression and also for people who live with someone who does - which, given the stats, is probably everyone. Pick this one up - it's an ebook and not very expensive, and worth every penny.
xilaalix's review against another edition
4.0
More of a long essay than a novel, but an interesting insight into one young woman's struggle with depression.
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