A review by shedonist
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

4.0

Despite the morbid name this is a lovely exploration of life, fear, what makes life worth living, and what is normal. Veronika fails in her attempt to commit suicide, but wakes up in a mental institution learning she is near death for another reason. Her exploration during that time of why she wants to die forms the meat of the story, but the way she affects other patients and they affect her also plays into things. Veronika wants to die, or does she?