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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
I can't recall who recommended this book to me. The Hoopla app had an audiobook copy and with the current library closure, I'm going through books long ago shelved and yet to be read.
I'm glad I listened to this book. The timing is spot on; the current pandemic is a mental struggle for the sanest out there. The book had a huge range of emotions. I appreciate the author (and so many others!) willingness to share and be vulnerable.
Audiobook read by the author.
I'm glad I listened to this book. The timing is spot on; the current pandemic is a mental struggle for the sanest out there. The book had a huge range of emotions. I appreciate the author (and so many others!) willingness to share and be vulnerable.
Audiobook read by the author.
Idek really how to rate this. It is such a comprehensive look at depression and feels compassionately clinical while having an undercurrent of understanding because the author goes through it too. Lots of both informative, relatable content and tears but not because of sadness or happiness, just because I could relate??? Idk if that even makes sense, but overall this book just feels extremely important and made me rethink a lot about myself and how I treat others.
An extensive book on so many nuances of depression and mental illness. I loved the many lenses that used to talk about depression. This book made me laugh and it made me cry. Amazing nonfiction and despite the high page count, I found it really easy to get through the chapters. Can’t wait to read my next Andrew Solomon book.
The Noonday Demon by Andrew Soloman
I read this book on recommendation and I'm really glad I did as I've taken a lot from it.
After experiencing mental health struggles myself, I thought Soloman was very accurate in describing some of the feelings that low mood can bring. The book is educational and manages to give information on difficult topics, for example drugs, addiction and suicide, without being judgemental and keeping opinions neutral.
A lot of research and understanding has gone into this book and it really shows. Soloman describes his own experiences well, while also giving others with an insight of depression, a platform to tell their own stories.
The Noonday Demon is well written but does require some concentration due to the scientific terminology included - so it might not be for you if you're looking for a 'light' read. Also I would not recommend this book if you are currently in a depressive episode, as difficult areas are discussed in detail.
Nonetheless, I would highly recommend The Noonday Demon for its honesty regarding mental illness.
I read this book on recommendation and I'm really glad I did as I've taken a lot from it.
After experiencing mental health struggles myself, I thought Soloman was very accurate in describing some of the feelings that low mood can bring. The book is educational and manages to give information on difficult topics, for example drugs, addiction and suicide, without being judgemental and keeping opinions neutral.
A lot of research and understanding has gone into this book and it really shows. Soloman describes his own experiences well, while also giving others with an insight of depression, a platform to tell their own stories.
The Noonday Demon is well written but does require some concentration due to the scientific terminology included - so it might not be for you if you're looking for a 'light' read. Also I would not recommend this book if you are currently in a depressive episode, as difficult areas are discussed in detail.
Nonetheless, I would highly recommend The Noonday Demon for its honesty regarding mental illness.
TW para gente vegana y/o sensible al sufrimiento animal: cerca del final del cap.4 que va de tratamiendos alternativos se describe una anécdota que incluye sacrificio de animales sin ningún tipo de advertencia previa.
sacando esa parte, el libro está bastante bien, completo, y es de fácil lectura.
sacando esa parte, el libro está bastante bien, completo, y es de fácil lectura.
Finally finished it! It was interesting while I was reading, but it didn't attract me so much that I wanted to keep reading or wanted to pick it up again.
I'm the kind of person who wants to learn a lot about whatever they're going through, and so a lot of this book really hit close to home. A lot of it made me quite grateful, however, for the love, support, and empathy I get from those closest to me. And it made me realize how lucky I am; there are those who carry this demon much more heavily than I do.
More like 3.5 stars; it was fascinating and enlightening, but the chapters focusing on history really bored me to tears. That might be because, as an English major, he was discussing books/authors with whom I'm very familiar, but I would have thought that would have made it more, not less, interesting.
More like 3.5 stars; it was fascinating and enlightening, but the chapters focusing on history really bored me to tears. That might be because, as an English major, he was discussing books/authors with whom I'm very familiar, but I would have thought that would have made it more, not less, interesting.
This book is a masterfully written tour de force of depression, furnished throughout with personal testimonies of many different people. It was a good read, despite being dated and US-centric (I skipped most of the Politics chapter and didn't have enough energy left for the long epilogue!). I particularly enjoyed the chapters on the history and evolution of depression.
I was full of trepidation at the heaviness of the subject here, but in the end I am very glad I read it. He investigates depression from every angle including the view from his own break-ups, and talks to all sorts of people in many walks of life and parts of the world.
While not as good as "Far from the Tree", it's still an amazing debut. A mix of memoir and (at times overly detailed) research on the causes, treatments, and symptoms of depression, the book is naked honesty and an incredible look inside the human mind.
Solomon draws extensively from correspondents' anecdotes, at times quoting them for an entire page. You get an astonishing cross-section of mental illness interjected with Solomon's own struggles and an urgent need to communicate exactly what depression is like.
While some of the science flew by me, and the book is rather long, it's a fascinating look at a subject so many people cover up. The most interesting part of it is Solomon's pathological need to expose every facet of depression. Because the illness is still for the most part taboo, that effort alone is a great achievement.
Solomon draws extensively from correspondents' anecdotes, at times quoting them for an entire page. You get an astonishing cross-section of mental illness interjected with Solomon's own struggles and an urgent need to communicate exactly what depression is like.
While some of the science flew by me, and the book is rather long, it's a fascinating look at a subject so many people cover up. The most interesting part of it is Solomon's pathological need to expose every facet of depression. Because the illness is still for the most part taboo, that effort alone is a great achievement.