Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

William Styron

98 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir psychology challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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The New York Times–bestselling memoir of crippling depression and the struggle for recovery by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Sophie’s Choice.In the summer of 1985, William Styron became numbed by disaffection, apathy, and despair, unable to...

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dark 87%
emotional 77%
reflective 69%
informative 48%
challenging 38%
sad 36%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 14%
tense 12%

Pace

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slow 25%
fast 23%

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