So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression and Resilience
Mark Henick
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression and Resilience
Mark Henick
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
This story is well-crafted, so much so that I had difficulty sometimes remembering that it is a memoir, not fiction. Memoirs are often written in a confessional, journal-like style rather than story-like in structure. Fiction is usually better structured, formed into a narrative. The author has taken that care with this work: introducing characters and conflict, building suspense, and leaving cliffhangers. It is, for this reason, a compelling story and difficult to put down.
This book is ideal for those interested in learning more about depression, anxiety, and suicide. It may also appeal to those who have always wondered what it might feel like to see the world through the tainted glass of depression. Family members and friends of those suffering, as well as therapists and other medical professionals, are also likely to benefit from this insightful and self-reflective account. Those still in the midst of dark days will want to wait and read this one later due to the descriptions of frequent suicidal ideation. Overall though, it’s definitely a worthy read and a positive contribution to the literature on mental illness..
Mark Henick vividly and emotionally recounts growing up in a small town off the coast of Nova Scotia.
A wonderful yet intense memoir of author Mark Henick’s struggle with mental health.
Henick frankly lays out his adolescent trauma and instability that resulted in a series of suicide attempts and multiple visits to the psychiatric ward.
His memoir is eloquently written, able to evoke a wide range of reactions as we follow along his journey of discovering and better understanding his mental health struggles.
... both inspirational and revealing. The author possesses the rare ability to pinpoint and deftly describe key characteristics that fed his depression.