This book was fantastic. The description of a mental ward was very accurate, the characters were well described. It was also met with critical applause from multiple publications including the New York Times, who described it as—"Insightful and utterly authentic...this is an important book. Ned Vizzini later died by suicide on December 19, 2013. I'm 19, and it really hit home in terms of pressure and depression, and all that Craig - the main character - feels. In the five days he spends in psychiatric care, Craig connects with some of the other patients and learns who his true friends are, how to re-center himself, and that the only expectations he truly needs to meet are his own. After school begins, Craig finds that his life is spiraling out of control from the pressures, and he begins to contemplate suicide. Please try again. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. First of all, I gotta get this off my chest.. Ned Vizzini wrote this in less than 4 freakin' weeks! Definitely recommend to anybody interested in this topic. It’s Kind of a Funny Story is about fifteen year-old Craig who suffers from depression and after having suicidal thoughts, calls a suicide helpline and gets admitted into a psychiatric hospital. Craig meets a female patient, Noelle, who coped with a history of abuse by cutting her face with scissors. Students want to die. But I rarely laughed out loud. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. Absolutely LOVE this book. And that's really sad. No es necesario ningún dispositivo Kindle. It’s a tough topic to tackle, but the author managed to blend some light humour in with the dark issues dealt within this book. And in his five days in the hospital, Craig manages to cure his eating disorder, find a girlfriend, realize he wants to be an artist, and solve many of his co-residents' problems, including locating Egyptian music for his roommate, who won't get out of bed. En su lugar, nuestro sistema considera aspectos como lo reciente que es la reseña y si el reseñador compró el artículo en Amazon. Anyone dealing with any kind of mental illness needs to read this. This reader has the knack of choosing depressive stories, as does this reader have a knack for being affected by depressing stories. “I didn't want to wake up. It was much more the generel characters awkwardness and random comments, that I found funny. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2014. Revisado en Reino Unido el 28 de mayo de 2012. In 2010, Focus Features released a film adaptation directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. It also showed the darker side to someone secretly suffering from these mental illnesses. In there, he meets a whole range of patients, suffering from different mental conditions. I saw the film first and adored it (with Keir Gilchrist, Zach galifianakis, and Emma Roberts), which prompted me to read the book. Readers must suspend their disbelief big time for this to work. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. o afiliados. . I refuse to believe that writing a book from the perspective of a fifteen year old boy is any excuse for the level of transphobia, sexism, homophobia, and classism that defines this book. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.

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