A review by courtofsmutandstuff
Next to Normal by Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey

4.0

I absolutely LOVE this as a musical, and there is not much more in the book that isn't present in the songs. The only reason this isn't a 5 is because so much of what makes the musical work is the music itself, so unless you are singing along in your head while reading, it misses a certain something.
I definitely recommend listening to the whole soundtrack (and definitely watch the Tony performance) if you haven't heard of this show before.