peterqueiroz

I thought Prozac Nation was a good and worthwhile read. Wurtzel discusses the chaos that goes on in her head and how it plays out in her life. One of the book's biggest strengths is that it is well written. It flows very naturally and the language is really nice. Books that are well-written like this one have that quality where you are turning the pages engrossed and not exactly sure why, but your into the book so you don't stop to think about it, you just want to keep reading. For me, Prozac Nation had that quality. There were some really great insights throughout as well. For example, Wurtzel talks about her freshman year at Harvard and how she was a magnet for other people that were just as dysfunctional as she was. She observed how they were like a playground for each other's issues - their relationships were filled with unnecesary drama brought in by each of their own shit. She hit it head on. I had that thought several times throughout the book. I thought, "Wow. That's an excellent way to put that." She does a good job of describing how difficult life is for someone who is depressed. How, strangely, even the most commonplace activities become extremely challenging. This quality, and the persistent dysfunction in her relationships can get a bit annoying by the end of the book. For example, her mother has only one clearheaded interaction with Wurtzel throughout the whole book. Other than that your like, "O wait a second, I know exactly how her mom is going to react - overbearingly and crazily." It is predictable in that sense. I gave the book three stars because it was a good read, but it is a memoir about one person's experiences. It didn't push the bar higher or anything like that, but it wasn't a waste of time either.

2022-11-14 18:17