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annasbeen's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
cseibs's review against another edition
2.0
This felt like an addiction memoir. At times it felt like he was enjoying a little too much reliving his manic phases. And for someone who professes a respect for the poor and downtrodden he sure treats his own family and the people of Witchita with an appalling amount of contempt. The descriptions of his stays in the hospital and his recoveries were insightful and telling of society's stigmas concerning mental illness. But there was a lot more that was unsettling about this book.
gertrude314's review against another edition
3.0
Zack tells the story of his descents into madness, the hospitals he has to visit, and the people along the way. He shows us his family, his mom in particular, and what life was like in Witchita. It's a reminder that mental illness could be under the surface for anyone.
sophiakenneytolentino's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
staciek3's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting story. At times you felt as if you were in Zach's head during one of his manic episodes. It was wild... and also enlightening.
linzer712's review against another edition
4.0
A gripping, fast-paced memoir about a young Brooklyn public defender who has a very public psychotic break which leads to a life-changing bipolar diagnosis. But that’s only the beginning of this story which is sometimes sad but more often hilarious (I actually laughed out loud a few times) despite the dark subject matter. At heart, though, it’s really a thank you to a mom (bird) who would do just about anything for her boy (gorilla) while finding meaning in her own life that’s had way more challenges than she deserved. As she said to one of her students, that bird’s a true OG.
momreaderh's review against another edition
1.0
Couldn’t get very far into this one, even though i really, really wanted to. Just way too much crude and vulgar language, unfortunately.