xenxens 's review for:

The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati

4.0

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This book has, more than any other piece of literature or just words in general, captured the essence of my experience with depression. I cried so long and hard with this book because it resonated so deeply within me things that I thought I had long ago buried or came to terms with. Sometimes the book felt a little cheesy and the main character can be a little irritating from time to time, but overall the characters are all very well-rounded and intriguing. The main character's struggle with her mental illness and the inescapable feeling that she's a burden on the people she loves and the unshakable apathy towards life is just so real. This book really struck me and stuck with me for many reasons, pretty much all of them personal, but if you're someone who either struggles with mental illness or wants to understand depression or bipolar disorder better, then I'd say give it a read.