Sarah M. (sunnylove204) reviewed Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America on + 20 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 11
Completely self-indulgent-- it may be a true picture of depression, but it inspires depression whilst slogging through it
Helpful Score: 10
While interesting and reasonably well written, I found the book became difficult at times, not because it was too dark or hard to understand, but rather because the author seems so incredibly self-absorbed as to become uninteresting. Harsh, and perhaps merely indicative of my ignorance of mental illness, but there it is. I think she would have made her case better if her editor had gotten her to put in the perspectives of some of her loved ones.
Allison M. (omphaloskepsis) reviewed Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America on + 37 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
Okay, but a slow read. The stories about the pain and agony get repetitive after awhile, and the author just finds new ways to repeat the same revelations in different words. I couldn't read more than ten pages each night before falling asleep... Worth it to understand depression, but prepare yourself for a not-so-easy read.
Helpful Score: 6
An interesting read. Certainly not the typical depression story, though it's an apt anthem for the mid-1990's and an interesting indictment (toward the end) of possible overprescribing in the SSRI boom. Her style is amusing, though maybe 300 pages would have been enough. That just might be me, though, as I am a psychologist and listen to this stuff as my job.
Sara D. (dixielawyer) reviewed Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America on + 94 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great memoir about depression and substance abuse.