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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness - William Styron
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
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A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his descent into a crippling and almost suicidal depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression's psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path... show more
A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his descent into a crippling and almost suicidal depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression's psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path to recovery.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780679736394 (0679736395)
ASIN: 679736395
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 84
Edition language: English
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Second Bookses
Second Bookses rated it
3.0
William Styron's Darkness Visible has been on my TBR list for years, probably since its release. He was one of the first authors to be open about his battles with mental illness, and having written a thesis on the seemingly inextricable tie between authors and suicide for a psychology seminar I need...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it
4.0 Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Honest, candid account of the author's devastating bouts of intense depression.
politerobot
politerobot rated it
4.0 Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
A poignant and well written depiction of the descent into depression.
Minor Characters
Minor Characters rated it
The most spot-on description of depression I have ever read, refraining from overindulgent whining while simultaneously managing to avoid feeling clinical. Brilliantly done, honest and straight forward, Styron nails it. There is an elegance to the writing that adds a layer of heartbreak, allowing ...
SJane
SJane rated it
Not bad, but pales alongside his fiction. And I don't find people's depression all that interesting (and usually neither do they). Lord knows we've all got our own.
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