Call Number: Stacks RC464.K36 A3 1994
Recommended by: Jisoo Choi, International Student from Korea, Haggerty English Language Program
I first watched this book made as a movie and then decided to read this book because there seemed to be much more in the story than only 2 hours can capture on the screen. This author has a very unique history. She once was a mental patient. She was hospitalized for 18months for the diagnoses of borderline personality disorder. Now she is a one of America’s known authors. She wrote essays from biographies, memoirs, and fiction etc. This book is about her written thoughts when she was hospitalized. Her new friends in the hospital she observes and tries to figure out what craziness really is using witty words and sarcastic tones sometimes. The most inspiring part was where she depicts, so to speak, “crazy people”, into very understandable concepts, and blurs the line between craziness and normality. Quotes like “Crazy isn't being broken or swallowing a dark secret. It's you or me amplified. If you ever told a lie and enjoyed it. If you ever wished you could be a child forever” assured me. I suggest this book to someone who feels like you don’t fit in anywhere in the world. You might find a hint to find yourself quite secure than before.
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