A review by caitlinmchugh24
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness by Joshua Wolf Shenk

3.0

The premise of this book is fascinating. However, I felt the author went on tangents on irrelevant topics and did not focus his attention on how the war, his marriage to Mary Todd, and the deaths of his children affected Lincoln's emotional state.
I did like how the author placed Lincoln's depression and his life in the context of his time. This book was also for the most part readable, but the last chapter was very dense and sometimes confusing.