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A review by lmjones
(Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health by Kelly Jensen
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
I really love that this book exists. I thought almost every story in here was quite good. There’s only one that I remember rubbing me the wrong way. What’s great about this book is that it’s hope-filled. You read these stories about all these different people and their different diagnoses and circumstances and each delivers beautiful and often hard-won wisdom…except the one that just came off dogmatic and still angry.
One thought I had though while reading this was that it might be a bit of a heavy read for teens even though it’s YA. Some stories were well suited for that audience, while I thought a few would have freaked my depressed teen self way out.
One thought I had though while reading this was that it might be a bit of a heavy read for teens even though it’s YA. Some stories were well suited for that audience, while I thought a few would have freaked my depressed teen self way out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization