Essays
by Esmé Weijun Wang
Recommended by Vaughan Bell
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Mental Health, Psychology, and Social Sciences.
An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, The Collected Schizophrenias cuts right to the core. Schizophrenia is not a single unifying diagnosis, and Esmé Weijun Wang writes not just to her fellow members of the "collected schizophrenias" but to those...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Mental Health, Psychology, and Social Sciences.
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Vaughan Bell
“This is a beautifully written, deeply observed book about life, encounters with psychiatry, and living with psychosis 'The Collected Schizophrenias' by @esmewang”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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