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A review by joemdief
Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
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.