Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron

12 reviews

leic01's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

warmrats's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

Beautiful writing. A hard but inspiring read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

retrologue's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

bookcaseclosed's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

A valuable little book. Good to keep at arm's lenght to explain what depression feels like. Because who could describe it better than a writer? Obviously look out for Content Warnings (separate list)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism and Self harm

bradylouwho's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Death of parent

ebullientbunny's review against another edition

informative reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

challenging hopeful sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

vxmlie's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide

gabriellainman's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

3.5

CWs: depression, suicide, substance abuse 

In a ten-chapter read, Styron summarizes when he realized he was spiraling into a suicidal depression by comparing his knowledge of depression to his own symptoms. By discussing the suicide of those he knew and his bias against the word “depression”, he explains his rapid descent into suicidality and the possible causes, while also explaining his own recovery process: therapy, psychopharmacology, and hospitalization. This quick, albeit not easy, read is perfect for those wanting to dip their toes into psychiatric memoirs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse

vivireads99's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts