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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron

quileee's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

fatima_zafar11's review

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DNF at 55% , writing is eloquent and as a non native speaker I'd like to know more about feeling of depression rather than thinking 'oh what this word might mean' it's not a big problem in fiction but in non fiction language can be a minus point 
I'm psych major and have books like these on my tbr but never read non fiction, it was short but wasn't interesting for me

halsefni's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.0

rodney1946's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

yes to this one !

Little bits (bites) From early pages of Darkness Visible

the struggle with the disorder in my mind
never recapture my lucidity
floundering helplessly in my efforts to deal 
dank joylessness
depression is a disorder of mood
the luxury of concentration

lisakerd's review against another edition

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3.0

Styron so exquisitely and accurately articulates the inner torment of suffering from depression. An excellent read for victims of depression, as a validation of one's unbearable experiences, as well as an insightful and educational read for loved ones of those with depression, in order to better understand what one is going through.

tpo_hipopopo's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

the_villager's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

bart_gunn's review against another edition

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5.0

Such a poignant and ultimately inspirational book.

tildafin16's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

abaugher's review against another edition

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2.0

mildly interesting. i can think of others i would have appreciated more. author was a bit meandering and distant. umm, maybe kinda like someone who's depressed. duh.