Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

William Styron

98 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir psychology challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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The New York Times–bestselling memoir of crippling depression and the struggle for recovery by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Sophie’s Choice.In the summer of 1985, William Styron became numbed by disaffection, apathy, and despair, unable to...

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dark 73%
reflective 73%
emotional 68%
sad 39%
informative 38%
challenging 35%
hopeful 34%
inspiring 17%
tense 10%

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slow 20%

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