Review: Highly Emotional And Painfully Good Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
This is a fantastic book about mental illness and the effects of it. This book is written so eloquently that it is poetic in its' descriptions. It has an easy flow and a style that brings you into the story. before long you are turning pages, suffering with the mental illness that Tom must face and battle through. This is an emotional book. Society ills are on display and the results of these ills and pressures have Tom and the reader squirming through each thought process. This book helps you to understand mental illness. It helps to see the cruelty and the role that we all play in a persons outlook on life. Reading about this at times is uncomfortable. At other times there is a sense of relief.The emotional rollercoaster that life has to offer is on display in a major way and it is this roller coaster that traps us, back us in a corner and force us to react. Sometimes in ways that are self destructive. Putting our trust in others and reaching out to some who will only use and abuse us is also on display. The great feelings of falling in love. The hurt of finding out it never existed. The pain of losing and grieving for someone who never really loved you nor cared. It is all here. The book really shows how we can lose ourselves to these unpleasant times and moments. But the book is also a book of hope. We see how to deal with mental illness. What is the best course to take and how to over come or deal with the suicidal urges that comes when our self esteem goes. I highly recommend this book and give it a raging 5 stars!