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Summary: Anyone can relate to this story
Review: 'Prozac Nation' is written from the point of view of the author, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and the hell she went through to have her
depression diagnosed and treated.We see the author through various stages of her life - from a child at camp until she is an adult battling her depression and trying to get the help that she so desperately needs. The book and the author come across as being 'self-centered.' However with depression, it is about you and there is no other way to explain it. For those of you who don't suffer from depression, it may be hard for you to understand what the author and her family went through. I could relate to the author on many levels. I don't suffer from depression but from anxiety disorder. The different problems that she went through I can relate to for example, her parents not understanding her problems and what they can and cannot do for her, the therapists that don't know exactly how to treat it, what is going on in her head while the depression is happening,
friends who are supportive or not and trying to deal with this while trying to have a life at the same time. With any type of
disorder, you feel alone in the world and want something to get rid of these feelings so you can get on with your life. Elizabeth Wurtzel, even though she still deals with her depression, shows people that if you find that one person who will go out of their way to help you, you can start to pull your life together to be able to function in and contribute to society.
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Summary: from a depressive's point of view
Review: As someone who suffers from clinical depression I could easily relate to nearly everything she said to describe her feelings. But the book was sooooo drawn out. Elizabeth tends to ramble. So be prepared to get bored every once in awhile. Is it worth reading? yes but just remember not all depressive's are like her. We don't all break down in bookstores in London and talk about suicide so frequently but NEVER attempt to do it until we're about to get better. She gives a whiny aspect to her writing that I never expected even though I'd heard that's what her writing sounded like. She almost seems desperate to get worse instead of better. And as a depressed person i know that's not true. That's how she comes off though. So be prepared for some crazy stuff.
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Summary: A must-read
Review: Eizabeth Wurtzel's memoir seemed very trivial to me at first. I am not a child of divorce so I have no idea what caused my depression. But as I read further, I found her putting words to feelings that I myself have had and have been unable to express to many people. I think that anyone who is living with, or knows someone suffering from depression needs to read this book. If only to get an idea of how it really feels when that black wave washes over you.
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Summary: This book is an insult
Review: I was personally insulted and mystified by this book. I have had chronic depression for years and I did not see anything even remotely resembling my own experiences in this book. I did see a self-absorbed little brat who whined incessantly for a few hundred pages. In my amateur opinion Wurtzel does have a mental illness but it's a personality disorder, like borderline perhaps. It is not depression. For a good account of the true story of depression read William Styron's memoir Darkness Falls instead of this piece of self-indulgent tripe.
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: A common response to this book from people who do not suffer from Clinical Depression is, "So what-get over it". The fact that non-depressive people don't understand that Ms. Wurtzel can't "get over it" is a good example of how depression is misunderstood in America. This book is a beautifully written description of what a Clinically Deppressed person goes through day to day, year to year. Wurtzel has a wonderful grasp of words and sentence structure. She says things in a way that makes you want to listen. Read this book if you want to understand Clinical Depression, or if you just want a good read.
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Summary: Completely True
Review: Maybe the book has little content for those who've never experienced the hell that is depression, but if you understand, it really is a good book. Sad but very very true.
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Summary: Prozac Nation is a Serious Disappointment!
Review: For anyone who is not majorly depressed and in need of validation, or if you like your books to have substance, this is not the book for you. Prozac Nation ends up being nothing more than a redundant piece of depression written by someone that you are glad that you don't have to deal with. The author does not merely chronicle her melancholia, she wallows in it until you can no longer read on and you simply add the book to the list of unreadables.
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Summary: God - Quit Your Rantings!!!!
Review: I am so mad that I spent [the money] on this book, just to read about some self-absorbed girl and her irrationationalities. It didn't take me long to get irritated with the author and her ridiculous ramblings. Yeah, her parents are divorced, yeah, they put her in the middle of their disputes, yeah, she's enstranged from her father - stuff that millions of us have gone through, but most of us survive without having to resort to daily mantras of 'my life [is bad], my life [is bad]'. It's funny to me that throughout this book, this girl never seems short on cash or friends, even though she claims to be 'poor' and she constantly blows off her friends so she can make time to further wallow in her self-pity. Agh! I want my money back!!!!
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Summary: Brilliant -a modern classic.
Review: This is the book that defines a generation. A must-read for anyone who suffers from depression or knows somebody who does. Another must read: More, Now, Again, by the same author. Don't let the bad reviews of that book fool you!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Worst book I've ever read
Review: The only reason I finished this book is because I have a weird thing about always reading books until the end no matter how bad they are (and this one was bad!). Wurtzel is a whiny, self-centered narrator and her writing style is completly annoying. "Poor Me" seems to be the theme of this book but you end up feeling more sorry for yourself than anyone else after reading this horrible, horrible book. Thank God I got it from the library and did not pay money for this torture. I would have given this book zero stars if that were an option. Hopefully, she'll do us all a favor and never publish anything again.
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