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Has anyone read, Madness: a Bipolar Life?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rannveig" data-source="post: 182542" data-attributes="member: 5689"><p>I haven't read <u>Madness</u> but did recently read a bunch of reader reviews of it on Amazon.com. Some people were very enthusiastic, but many others, and esp. those who are actually BiPolar (BP), strongly objected to it. The people who actually knew anything about BiPolar (BP) thought it was excessively grim and self-serving, i.e. cynically exploiting the author's real suffering for financial gain. Or, at least, that's what I took from the reviews, but I didn't read all of them -- I stopped after deciding I wasn't going to buy the book! Some reviewers recommended as an alternative Kay Redfield Jamison's <u>An Unquiet Mind</u>. I read that a long time ago and so don't have vivid memories but do recall thinking it was good. And Jamison has had a very successful career, so her book can be an inspiration even though it also catalogs some sad personal history.</p><p> </p><p>Happy reading, </p><p>Ranny</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rannveig, post: 182542, member: 5689"] I haven't read [U]Madness[/U] but did recently read a bunch of reader reviews of it on Amazon.com. Some people were very enthusiastic, but many others, and esp. those who are actually BiPolar (BP), strongly objected to it. The people who actually knew anything about BiPolar (BP) thought it was excessively grim and self-serving, i.e. cynically exploiting the author's real suffering for financial gain. Or, at least, that's what I took from the reviews, but I didn't read all of them -- I stopped after deciding I wasn't going to buy the book! Some reviewers recommended as an alternative Kay Redfield Jamison's [U]An Unquiet Mind[/U]. I read that a long time ago and so don't have vivid memories but do recall thinking it was good. And Jamison has had a very successful career, so her book can be an inspiration even though it also catalogs some sad personal history. Happy reading, Ranny [/QUOTE]
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