Comments on: Reading Synchronicity: The Mind Inside

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 16:26:37 +0000

In reply to Naomi. Adding to my TBR right now. I'd never even heard of this one. Not that I'm looking to go on a reading diet of only mental health related fiction! When it's done right it's powerful, but it is also draining.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:32:16 +0000

Al My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 22:14:19 +0000

In reply to Tara. These books will be really painful for you, Tara, given your work. I guess, maybe, in the same way it's an underserved community it's also not written about in fiction much? Unless it's the villain- and it's easier to make them 'crazy'.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 22:12:27 +0000

In reply to Melinda. I phrased that badly, Melinda- I'm interested in non-thrillers. There's plenty of thrillers out there with a crazy protagonist (Gone Girl), but I don't know of much fiction with a more realistic take on mental illness. That's why I was hit so hard by the 3 books I read for this week.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 22:10:53 +0000

In reply to Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf. I thought of that one, but yes, it was kind of over-the-top. The best one I ever read was Too Bright to Hear To Loud to See- about bipolar. It was a 5 star read to me.

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 20:20:04 +0000

Oh, wow, Catherine! I’m really looking forward to these reviews and your thoughts! I spend so much time with folks in the hospital who suffer from mental illness; I’ll try not to get on my soap box. The short version is that there is a HUGE shortage of resources available for these individuals and it really breaks my heart; I find mental illness immensely fascinating and I wish there were more assistance available.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 19:20:27 +0000

It’s not a thriller, but I would recommend “Etched on Me” by Jenn Crowell

By: Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf

Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:42:15 +0000

Maybe Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto? Thursday 1:17 PM by Michael Landweber definitely has a thread…you’re right, it’s hard to think of adult fiction that’s covered it without it being over the top. (I mean, there’s Hausfrau…)