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ledimirnunez's review against another edition
3.0
William Styron's short memoir touched on many of the dreadful truths of depression and eventually ended on a promising note. This can be beaten. There is hope at the end of the road, and help comes from helping others. Having the patience to convince someone who is convinced otherwise that life should be lived. Using metaphors like "yelling chin up to a person who is drowning." But he almost drowned, and there was no particular cause.
I did expect to find answers. Which answers? I don't know. But part of this book left me feeling empty, realizing that someone elses' depression will never mirror mine. Perhaps, a more powerful read will be Millen Brand's The Outward Room.
What courage does it take to admit these feelings? With everything wrong with the world, no one acts like anything is happening of note. Still, carrying on with their days. People want you to be normal, to smile, and cheer for a while. It may not be so simple from here on out.
I did expect to find answers. Which answers? I don't know. But part of this book left me feeling empty, realizing that someone elses' depression will never mirror mine. Perhaps, a more powerful read will be Millen Brand's The Outward Room.
What courage does it take to admit these feelings? With everything wrong with the world, no one acts like anything is happening of note. Still, carrying on with their days. People want you to be normal, to smile, and cheer for a while. It may not be so simple from here on out.
hondiggsreads's review against another edition
2.0
I really don’t know who this book is for. As someone who has struggled with the depths of depression, I understand that this is Styron’s way of working through his experience. Still the only adjective that I can think to accurately describe this memoir is self-serving.
leic01's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
lifewellspent227's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
fatima_zafar11's review against another edition
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
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
rodney1946's review against another edition
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
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