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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald | 1925 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (126 Ratings)
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"This has the harsh tone of fictionalized life, and Jay Gatsby’s experiences draw heavily on Fitzgerald’s descent into alcoholism, and his wife Zelda’s succumbing to mental illness. Nobody in the English-speaking world has been able to write sentences like this author."

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    Son (2021)

    Son (2021)

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    When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to...

Newlywed and Dead (2016)
Newlywed and Dead (2016)
2016 | Drama
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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It's OK, the acting is rather bad, the plot line is rather obvious but it does while a few hours away whilst recovering from an illness and you just want to stay in bed. Not one to put on the to watch list though.
  
Heart Berries: A Memoir
Heart Berries: A Memoir
Terese Marie Mailhot | 2018 | Biography
7
7.7 (3 Ratings)
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Perspective (2 more)
Emotional
Informative
Difficult to follow at times (1 more)
Too short
Quick and easy read. It provided a new perspective on Native life and the life of someone who suffers from mental illness. It really expanded my knowledge and such an underrated and underrepresented topic.
  
The Minds of Billy Milligan
The Minds of Billy Milligan
Daniel Keyes | 1981 | Crime
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"The chronicle of a man who had about 30 personalities. He had a personality that spoke fluent Russian!! And he had never been to Russia for chrissake! I'm a sucker for mental illness. I was gonna put the DSM on here but I ran outta room."

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Love. I'm hosting a book giveaway on my blog, so check it out. Here is the first paragraph of my review: Happiness, when you have a chronic illness it seems like an impossible defeat. Although Lee’s book is not geared towards those of us who have chronic illness. I still learned a great many things. Even her suggestions were helpful, at least for me they were. They reminded me of some key things in my life that I would do to thank Jesus for things, to express my happiness to those around me, and even to be content in who I am in Jesus.