bella_mckinnon's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Being mentally ill, having experienced the fairly monolithic and dreaded psych ward, knowing nothing other than that I do not belong, this book meant a lot to me. I have bpd, depression, ptsd, CPTSD, anxiety, the lot. I’ve had delusions before, I’ve known always the stark isolation from all that is and yet is not around me, for all my life. From my first moments of realising myself, I have known I was the other. This book means so, so very much to me. I feel incredibly seen. I felt seen in The Bell Jar, but this, it expounds upon those experiences and is it’s own wholly unique, beautiful, poetic story. A tragedy until it doesn’t have to be. Beautiful story. Stayed up all night to read it, fell asleep once I couldn’t force my eyes open anymore, then finished it as soon as I came back to consciousness. Amazing book.
everything_was_beautiful's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
mandi_m's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
This is a lyrically told memoir of the author’s childhood, her battle with schizophrenia and depression and her time in and out of the psych ward in her 20s and 30s. Everett is able to give some insight into the chaos she experienced and the difficulties society poses for those who are not seeing the world in the same way. The chapters are brief windows in to her experiences and the fable like story of the wild fox weaves its way through her story, along with the gorgeous line drawings that Everett has drawn herself. This is well worth a read and emphasises the power of music and the love of a good dog along the way.
madelonpaige's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Self harm