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A review by sarahrosebooks
It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies) by Scarlett Curtis
3.0
This is a collection of 70 or so essays on mental health. It's a bit long, and honestly, by the end I was getting a bit bored of it and I skim read the last two hundred or so pages. But there were some stories I liked:
A Week in the Life of a Madwoman by Ella Purnell
Saying Goodbye by Alistair Campbell
A Tale of Two Cities by Jo Irwin
The Thread of Sadness by Alexis Caught
Saying My Mind by Kelechi Okafor
Did You Have a Dance? by Eve Delaney
A Secret by Jamie Flook
Ok. Some don't want to go to work and when it becomes long-term I think we sometimes call them benefit cheats. In such situations, I'd ask, what is wrong with our workplaces that they are often so dread-inducing to people with mental health issues?
Black Balloons Over My Head by Robert Kazandjian
Beatrice by Kate Weinberg
Miranda Hart's essay annoyed me a bit, but I couldn't put my finger on why.
Overall, I think this was a good collection of essays on mental health, and could certainly be a great help to young people who are going through similar experiences. There's probably an essay in here for everyone, from a very diverse selection of writers.
I did enjoy this book, but I don't think it's quite what I needed from a book about mental health. I can see why people like it so much, though.
A Week in the Life of a Madwoman by Ella Purnell
Saying Goodbye by Alistair Campbell
A Tale of Two Cities by Jo Irwin
The Thread of Sadness by Alexis Caught
Saying My Mind by Kelechi Okafor
Did You Have a Dance? by Eve Delaney
A Secret by Jamie Flook
Ok. Some don't want to go to work and when it becomes long-term I think we sometimes call them benefit cheats. In such situations, I'd ask, what is wrong with our workplaces that they are often so dread-inducing to people with mental health issues?
Black Balloons Over My Head by Robert Kazandjian
Beatrice by Kate Weinberg
Miranda Hart's essay annoyed me a bit, but I couldn't put my finger on why.
Overall, I think this was a good collection of essays on mental health, and could certainly be a great help to young people who are going through similar experiences. There's probably an essay in here for everyone, from a very diverse selection of writers.
I did enjoy this book, but I don't think it's quite what I needed from a book about mental health. I can see why people like it so much, though.