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It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies) by Scarlett Curtis

mira_07's review against another edition

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3.0

definitelynotnatalie's review

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75

girlreading's review

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4.0

I took my time reading this, dipping in and out of it over a few months and I loved that the way this book is formatted allowed me to do this.

This is a balanced, inclusive and nuanced collection of autobiographical essays, art and poetry exploring not only themes of mental health but also race, gender, sexuality and money. It's a collection have no doubt will be a huge comfort for many readers.

People having open and honest discussions is the only way we're going to be able to break the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness. But the sheer amount of contributors to this collection gives me hope that, as a society, we're finally slowly moving forward in terms of these conversations.

eabhawall's review against another edition

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2.0

To be honest, it got to the point where I couldn't wait to get to the end of this. I don't know if I would recommend it. I love Curtis's other collection of essays "Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies..)
My main issue with this, there were too many stories. So overall it was hit or miss, some stories were more compelling than others. A few definitely got me thinking and offered a new perspective, but I honestly found one or two a bit self indulgent, or perhaps lost on me. Maybe if you read the paperback you'd get on better, but I found I had to force myself to throw the audiobook on in the car, and by the back half I just was willing myself to the end. 70 stories was just too many, not all of them were necessary.

nayray599's review

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5.0

tatata's review

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5.0

It took me years to finish this book bc the topics are heavy at times and I needed time to process them but it is a really interesting book. So many different people share their thoughts in so many different ways. I am convinced that everyone will find something that resonates with them in this book. Bc it’s so versatile. 

daisy_may's review

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4.0

rachiiebookworm2710's review against another edition

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5.0

This is a lovely collection of essays.

Read for reading challenges.

5/5

alidareads's review against another edition

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4.25

It's okay not to by okay (it's not okay to feel blue and other lies)

Scarlett Curtis veröffentlichte ein wunderbares Buch, welches ein großes Netz aus Texten vieler verschiedener Leute ist, die über mentale Gesundheit schreiben. 
Jeder hat eine andere Geschichte in sich und dieses Buch hat es trotzdem geschafft, einer relativ großen bandbreite an Hintergründen eine Stimme zu geben.
Interessant waren vor allem der Zusammenhang von psychischen Erkrankungen mit Migration und Erleben von Homophobie und/oder Rassismus. 
Aber auch das komplette Gegenteil wurde dargestellt: ein weißer, reicher cis Mann, welcher sich seine psychische Krankheit durch seine Privilegien nicht eingestehen wollte. Jeder Text war irgendwie was besonderes, auch wenn man Manche eben mehr mag und Andere weniger. Aber das ist ja normal bei Büchern, die aus mehreren Texten bestehen. Die Texte haben außerdem ganz verschiedene Textformen. Dabei waren zum Beispiel Poetry Slam, Chatverlauf, Listen, Essays und vieles mehr.

Zwar habe ich mich in den letzten Jahren schon viel mit dem Thema psychische Gesundheit und Erkrankungen beschäftigt, weshalb ich nicht viele neue Informationen mitnehmen konnte, aber dieses Buch ist gut, um sich nicht so alleine zu fühlen mit den dunklen Gedanken und sich verstanden zu fühlen. Aber auch um Hoffnung zu bekommen ist es das richtige Buch 🧡

Ich habe gelesen, dass für die deutsche Übersetzung des Buches, einige Texte gestrichen wurden, um andere Texte von Deutschen AutorInnen/Betroffenen einzufügen. 
Ich kann mir also vorstellen, deshalb irgendwann die originale Version zu lesen.

lucyellenped's review

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5.0