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A review by myliteraryshelf
Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum
5.0
I adored this book. Never gave I read such an accurate portrayal of depression. This black comedy follows Bunny and her husband Albie as they navigate life with Bunny's depression.
The humour and wit is perfect, and made me laugh out loud. At times I thought I would be triggered by the subject matter but Kirshenbaum writes with an innate sensitivity that can only come with experiencing mental illness first hand.
I was reminded of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar; the female perspective, the psychiatric hospital, the "treatment". Rabbits For Food is a fantastic contemporary account of female depression that explores themes of loneliness, friendship and companionship.
One of my top reads so far this year, I didn't want it to end.
The humour and wit is perfect, and made me laugh out loud. At times I thought I would be triggered by the subject matter but Kirshenbaum writes with an innate sensitivity that can only come with experiencing mental illness first hand.
I was reminded of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar; the female perspective, the psychiatric hospital, the "treatment". Rabbits For Food is a fantastic contemporary account of female depression that explores themes of loneliness, friendship and companionship.
One of my top reads so far this year, I didn't want it to end.