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'Over the course of last year I immersed myself in a particular sub-genre of book: the mental illness memoir. There are some stylistically awesome and accessible titles on the topic. William Styron's Darkness Visible, for instance, or anything by Marya Hornbacher. John Marsden's books, many of which deal with themes of mental illness, were popular at school - even among the more well-adjusted. Still though, the memoirs feel like they were written for me; I read them at a point where I wanted stories I could relate to, something that gave me insight into my own madness. It was at this time in my life I was misdiagnosed with depression, and then later (correctly) with bipolar disorder.' (Publication abstract)
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