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Das Monster, Die Hoffnung Und Ich (2009)

by Sally Brampton(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

3404616537 (ISBN13: 9783404616534)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Bastei Lübbe

review 1: Reading this as someone who has friends with depression, I found it interesting and well-written for the most part although it felt increasingly repetitive as the book went on. Maybe the constant repetition was the point though, an illustration of depression perhaps!While seeming to give a great deal of detail about herself, the more I read the more I realised that most of what she said was really quite vague. She left many unanswered questions and unsatisfactory holes in the narrative. The pat ending felt tacked on to me, and jarred with the style and purpose of the memoir.
review 2: i read this a while ago and all i remembered was that i liked it. i borrowed it from the library again and end up just reading the last four chapters. they contain some helpful ... moresuggestions about what she has done that has helped her live with her depressive tendencies,without claiming to have the answers for everybody. i think the book is worthwhile just for that. however,i think reading the whole book might be of some comfort to someone who is experiencing depression and is feeling they are alone in that experience. she writes a good and interesting narrative.one of the highlights for me,was a quote from jack kornfield that she passes along:letting go is not about getting rid of.letting go is about letting be.i love this because one is often told to just 'let go' but no one can really tell you HOW to do that. the short explanation sheds a whole new light on it.i would recommend this book for anyone dealing with depression, or for anyone who wants to get an idea of what it's like if they have a loved one who experiences it. less

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