Leeankh reviewed on 9/13/2008 + 139 more book reviews

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I just finished this book and I really liked it. The beginning had some particularly funny bits that made me laugh and feel a little sad at the same time. Personally, I enjoyed the religious discussion because I am fascinated by Judaism in general, and Orthodox Jews in particular. So, following the author's religious journey really appealed to me. Overall, one of the funniest memoirs about mental illness I've read, which is definitely NOT a sentence one hears every day. :) Of course, it isn't laugh out loud funny throughout because the author was dealing with a serious mental illness in a time when it wasn't understood. I feel she wanted us to see the lighter side of her pain, however, so that she could feel more at ease with her past and not carry that pain into her future.

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