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cleothebengal's review against another edition
4.0
February has been a particularly slow reading month for me, but once I finished Prozac Nation, I found myself grateful that I took it slow. This isn't the type of book that you rush through. You have to feel the frustration, as if the depression, the falls, the turmoil, were stretching their way across your consciousness in the way they did for Elizabeth. To try to make this into a single day read would be a disservice to the work, the clarity and the perseverance with which Wurtzel details her life.
A lucid and brilliant piece of literature.
A lucid and brilliant piece of literature.
wendythegeekgoddess's review against another edition
5.0
SYNOPSIS:
Young Elizabeth Wurtzel tells the story of her life as a depressed teenager.
REVIEW:
This book really is a page turner. It makes a person realize that depression is a real disease and it takes you into the mind of a depressed girl, we follow Elizabeth through all her heartache and heartbreak. Although it will leave you in a morbid mood, when you finally reach the end you will realize that there is a hope. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever felt that there was no hope and has dealt with depression, it is a real illness an you can get over it.
Young Elizabeth Wurtzel tells the story of her life as a depressed teenager.
REVIEW:
This book really is a page turner. It makes a person realize that depression is a real disease and it takes you into the mind of a depressed girl, we follow Elizabeth through all her heartache and heartbreak. Although it will leave you in a morbid mood, when you finally reach the end you will realize that there is a hope. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever felt that there was no hope and has dealt with depression, it is a real illness an you can get over it.
brisingr's review against another edition
5.0
oh HECK YEAH, another one for us BPD girlies!!!
while this is an extremely painful and depressive read (as it details very thoroughly all the symptoms, the ups and downs, and the thought processes behind a very mentally ill teenager and young adult), it is absolutely brilliant exactly in its honesty and skill. highly recommended for everyone interested in mental health non-fiction or memoirs; this has so easily become such a favourite and I think i highlighted half the book at this point.
while this is an extremely painful and depressive read (as it details very thoroughly all the symptoms, the ups and downs, and the thought processes behind a very mentally ill teenager and young adult), it is absolutely brilliant exactly in its honesty and skill. highly recommended for everyone interested in mental health non-fiction or memoirs; this has so easily become such a favourite and I think i highlighted half the book at this point.
louisayd's review against another edition
2.0
I found the author to be so difficult to like and incredibly whiny. The afterword was probably the only ~30 pages of the book that I didn't find annoying.
joemdief's review against another edition
4.0
Why I continue to read this story of selfish, continually vexing self-pity, is beyond me..but I'm currently spellbound into finishing it. She writes with a passion, as if her all consuming depression is the only matter of concern in the world. In the authors eyes, there are no starving children in third world countries, there are no wars or natural disasters tearing families and communities apart. There is only Elizabeth Wurtzel. Although I keep thinking how I'd like to step into the story and slap the ignorant girl, I am not bored by her incessant bleating and bitching, because I think any young woman who has dealt with anxiety, struggle, or depression can relate, if only on a subnormal scale, to her frequent gripes. I praise her for writing such a controversial book, which has no doubt brought her heavy criticism due to her lack of compassion for anything or anyone beyond her own problematic, self loathing, and attention seeking self. Her ignorance also shows that she's got nerve, and perhaps that keeps me engaged.
Just finished reading..I appreciate when an author doesn't "sugar coat" a story, or leave out paticular details due to a typical aversion of certain topics by some people. I like the raw emotion, and after reading the authors own words describing her book, I understand why she wrote in such an exasperating form. Though I disagree that psychoactive drugs are a positive method of alleviating depression in the long run, I feel that the topic/problem is still often dismissed as youth "acting out" or seeking attention, when it can be a very serious issue.
Just finished reading..I appreciate when an author doesn't "sugar coat" a story, or leave out paticular details due to a typical aversion of certain topics by some people. I like the raw emotion, and after reading the authors own words describing her book, I understand why she wrote in such an exasperating form. Though I disagree that psychoactive drugs are a positive method of alleviating depression in the long run, I feel that the topic/problem is still often dismissed as youth "acting out" or seeking attention, when it can be a very serious issue.
booktokbrie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
annashiv's review against another edition
4.0
I think this book accurately portrays depression, and what it is like in the mind of someone experiencing it. It may seem self-centered and narcissistic, but that's what depression is. It is all completely in one's head and completely obsessed with itself. It consumes everything and anything, tainting everything. I completely related to a lot of things she wrote and understood it all perfectly. I'm glad she wrote this. It is comforting for those going through depression to see someone who reached the other side, to know they aren't alone, to relate to someone in such a way. It's important.
redflower10's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
4.0
I saw a TikTok that said this book made them drop out of school and get sectioned in a psych ward - I think this tells you everything you may need to know. Avoid if you experience depressive moods as this may trigger you like nothing else before.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness