Darkness Visible by William Styron (ISBN:0679643524)

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		Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Modern Library)
	
				(49 reviews)			
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			William Styron		
	
A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his descent into a crippling and almost...more
 A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his descent into a crippling and almost suicidal depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression's psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path to recovery.From the Trade Paperback edition.   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
A must read for those and/or their loved ones who have struggled with mental illness.

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							Carrie
						
							few weeks ago						
A look inside the dark and scary minds of those afflicted with depression.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Henkilökohtainen tosikertomus masennuksesta. Hyvin kuvaava.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Late coming to this and I was not impressed.  The prose was stilted and today his insights seem less than sparkling.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
For the thing which I greatly feared is come
upon meee,

And that which I was afraid of is come unto meee.

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet;

yet trouble came.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
For the thing which I greatly feared is come
upon meee,

And that which I was afraid of is come unto meee.

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet;

yet trouble came.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Anyone who has struggled with depression will recognize so much of him or herself in these pages. Honest, unflinching, and unpitying.

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							Terry
						
							few weeks ago						
For the thing which I greatly feared is come
upon meee,

And that which I was afraid of is come unto meee.

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet;

yet trouble came.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
This is the book that stopped me from going back into a psychiatric care unit. It kept me sane.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Finally a well-written book about how indescribably horrible it is to be in the depths of deep depression and how it cannot fully be understood by people who have not experienced it.  Although the course of my depression differed from Styron's, I understood what he was going through.  It seems like a good book for my family to read to understand the unpredictable nature of depression and how...more
 Finally a well-written book about how indescribably horrible it is to be in the depths of deep depression and how it cannot fully be understood by people who have not experienced it.  Although the course of my depression differed from Styron's, I understood what he was going through.  It seems like a good book for my family to read to understand the unpredictable nature of depression and how greatly a truly deep depression affects a person.   hide

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