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A review by lorisiformes
Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney
4.0
This book paints a picture of mental illness in a way that is both familiar and brand-new. [a:Terri Cheney|926987|Terri Cheney|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] takes what you already know about manic depression and pulls you into the reality of it.
It is a vivid, beautiful, painful tale of one woman's attempts to both fight her insanity and find a balance inside of it.
While the author's decision to print her story out of chronological order might bother some, I found it very fitting. As with her life, the progression of her memoir centers around the ups and downs of her illness. With each chapter, you find out more about what you've already read, and get a new piece to the puzzle.
Manic: A Memoir was never Cheney's life story, nor does it attempt to be. It is a striking view of manic depression, shared the way only someone who has lived through it can.
It is a vivid, beautiful, painful tale of one woman's attempts to both fight her insanity and find a balance inside of it.
While the author's decision to print her story out of chronological order might bother some, I found it very fitting. As with her life, the progression of her memoir centers around the ups and downs of her illness. With each chapter, you find out more about what you've already read, and get a new piece to the puzzle.
Manic: A Memoir was never Cheney's life story, nor does it attempt to be. It is a striking view of manic depression, shared the way only someone who has lived through it can.