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hanna782's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I thought this book was pretty interesting. It gave a glimpse into the life of a parent going through their child getting diagnosed with mental illness. Granted, I didn't always agree with how the parents chose to handle things, it was interesting to read how someone reacted to the situation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
emmastia's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting memoir by a writer who describes the summer his daughter had a psycotic break when she was 15. somewhat typical of this parent-memoir genre (The Film club, Beautiful Boy, etc.) but still well-written and compassionate.
lisa_rwrmusings's review against another edition
4.0
The author really opens himself up to share his and his family's experience as they learn to cope with his daughter's diagnosis of bipolar disorder. It gives an insider's perspective of what the disorder can look like and the roads taken through diagnosis and treatment.
chrissyml's review against another edition
4.0
Michael Greenberg's memoir of the summer of 1996 describes the months that his daughter was dealing with manic psychosis and was diagnosed as "bipolar 1." It's much more a book about his reactions to her illness, as well as that of his brother and negotiating between his wife and his ex-wife than it is about Sally's actual illness, but it's the book that he's most qualified to write; he wasn't in her head, so he can't say exactly what she was feeling at the time. It's a unique experience that's well-worth the read, and it's a very quick book that's hard to put down!
lorink's review against another edition
4.0
This is an unforgettable and elegantly written account of the summer when Michael Greenberg's 15-year old daughter went mad, struck by a serious bout of mania. It is suffused with the deep love that Greenberg clearly feels for his daughter; and describes family complications that are inevitably heightened by the crisis. (Michael Greenberg's brother is also mentally ill, and his relations with his family are fraught.) I think that Hurry Down Sunshine belongs in the group of classic mental illness books that includes The Bell Jar and An Unquiet Mind.
lbw's review against another edition
4.0
For some reason, I usually enjoy books about mental illness.
alytodd's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting memoir about mental illness from the perspective of a loved one.
nordstina's review against another edition
3.0
A father's story of his daughter's manic/psychotic break. Another interesting memoir of mental illness... I enjoyed reading it from a family member's perspective instead of from the actual individual as most memoirs I've read have been.
agmaynard's review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully written, as was "Beg, Borrowed...", which I'd read earlier, and which led me to this. A chronicle of his 15-year-old daughter's "crack-up", a break from reality with a scary manic phase and almost scarier period of figuring out which medications would calm and not stupify her. As with the other work, also a family story of his own, marriage, and previous relationship. Highly recommended.
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