Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Prozac Nation
Book Review: A view into the realm of the depressed
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved this book this girl is a genius.. This book delves into the mind of a very depressed human being. I think this book is great for someone with depression or for someone who knows someone with depression.Book Review: A voice for the countless people who suffer in silence...
Summary: 4 Stars
Well written. I just really loved reading this book because the author shares the overwhelming emotions ... every bit of frustration and hopelessness the depression caused her... which is something that many of us who suffer from clinical depression can relate to. At least, I can.
As Elizabeth Wurtzel is telling her personal story, she details the history of the depression in her life she suffered from since childhood, the things she thought may have contributed to it, and, all the ways she unsuccessfully tried to deal with it through the years. It was ruining her education, her relationships, her career and basically her life. As she grew worse in her 20's she eventually started being hospitalized for it and when she couldn't handle her life anymore she overdosed.
Finally, she was put on a medication which was still quite new at the time, which was Prozac, and it worked for her. She called it "the miracle that saved her life." However, this isnt a book promoting a medication. Its a true-life story that openly tells of her suffering but she even goes beyond her own story ... speaking of so many things in our lives that affect us... how many of us have turned to medications as a last resort... and how we came to be a "Prozac Nation."
Very interesting reading.
Book Review: AH!!
Summary: 1 Stars
As a depression sufferer I really wanted to like this book. I really did. But Elizabeth Wurtzel's whiny narcissistic attitude made me throw it across the room when I finished the stupid thing.
I don't for one second believe that this woman was depressed. She came across as having a personality disorder, perhaps borderline or narcissistic, but not depression. If she were SO depressed, how did she manage not to flunk out of Harvard? How did she manage to have a social life, especially when she seemed to bitch about how horrible her life was to anybody who would listen? I don't understand!
I have been severely depressed, depressed to the point where I didn't care at all about how well I did in school (which is funny, because before my depression got severe in the 9th grade, I actually harbored dreams of going to Harvard; I got so down that by the end of high school, I was lucky to get into the state university) and didn't care at all about talking to ANYBODY, period (I was actually, and still am, suffering from social anxiety). But not once have I complained about how awful my life was to other people (with the exception of a very selective few). Why? Because I doubt that every Tom, Dick, or Harry gives a damn about how screwed up my life is.
God, this book make me want to slap this woman across the face.
Book Review: AN ASININE READ!
Summary: 1 Stars
Wurtzel hits the nail right on the head when she describes herself as (and I quote!) "...literally doing what people mean when they say, She went kicking and screaming." Her "work" resembles the infantile ranting and raving one might read in a spoiled pubescent girl's diary. Her themes are commonplace,and she lacks dept and insight in regards to depression. She is sadly nothing more than a cliche from the grunge generation. I would also like a refund!Book Review: Absolutely Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars
Prozac Nation is a memoir about the author's life going through depression. It starts of early with her and continues on until college. At first she knows something is up, but depression never came to mind. As time goes on, she realizes her problem and goes through the struggle of being someone else, a deppression patient. Life goes on for her and this book has a great climax to it. I haven't read the first book by this author, but reading this book makes me want to. Any teen or adult should pick up this book, it's very interesting and not to medical. It flows through and makes you want to read more and more. You'll be sad that it ended! Well, have fun reading.