Review: Very dark humor
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2011
This book was very easy and enjoyable to read. Although at least one other reviewer took this as a serious treatise, it is an extremely good example of dark humor. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and have recommended it to friends.I will note that in my experience with patients with schizophrenia, I have seen patterns of thought very similar to this manifest in some of them. I don't feel, however, that this book is in bad taste. When they are in our "reality," most schizophrenics have really amazing senses of humor. Sometimes while in delusional states, too, depending on the individual, for that matter. In a way, I am of the school of thought that much of the stigma of mental illness is a result of fear of the unknown. While I doubt the author intended it, this lighthearted treatment of a subject that is very real to some people can help those outside see a little bit of what others go through, and hopefully feel a little less frightened. Just as we joke about death to help us come to terms with it, humor can go a long way towards reducing stigma.