Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

17 reviews

taunusleserin's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

Im Alter von 27 Jahren schrieb Elizabeth Wurtzel einen autobiographischen Roman über ihr Leben mit Depressionen, die bei ihr im Alter von  11 Jahren (im Summer Camp) starteten. Das Buch wurde 1994 veröffentlicht und 2001 mit Christina Ricci in der Hauptrolle verfilmt. 

Ich habe das Buch im Original gelesen (die deutsche Übersetzung muss wohl sehr schlecht sein), und obwohl es fast 30 Jahre alt ist, ist es immer noch hochaktuell. Es ist sehr gut geschrieben, man kann sich gut in die Autorin hineinversetzen, deren Leben aus einer Spirale von Therapie und Rückschlägen besteht; und dennoch schreibt sie so klar und reflektiert. Zudem spiegelt es sehr gut den Zeitgeist Amerikas Ende der 1970er und der 80er wieder. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

a_grady's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

kristen_spencer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Self harm, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape

froggybex's review

reflective slow-paced

2.75

ugh. it was insufferable. relatable but insufferable.

the end and the afterword were good. it was just so long and waffly. also surprise ipswich appearance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Pedophilia, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Classism, Blood, Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Pregnancy and Abortion

shammai's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

amandag's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Abortion

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

daughterofcain's review against another edition

emotional funny sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

julissadantes's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

2.0

This was the definition of underwhelming.

Although I appreciate the crude depiction of depression, I also think that books, and memoirs especially, must have an engaging factor to them, and some kind of structure that makes sense over all. But this book spends too much time describing the childhood, without adding any new details to it and then rushes over adulthood events that played a bigger part for the climax of the book.

So at the end the only redeeming qualities of this book were that the text wasnt too dense so it was easy to follow, and that is very close to reality for those trying to understand a close one going through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Miscarriage

rae_diant's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Despite its flaws, this has got to be one of the best books I've read. Slow paced but a devouring read. You empathize with Wurtzel even when you know, and she knows, she screwed up. A fight through depression with an inspiring end. As someone who suffers from depression but is in a good place right now, I only recommend this book to someone who is in a healthy mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts