books about: suicide     books:       Thirteen Reasons Why65 reviews Jay Asher Razorbill, 2007 Amazing writing, deeply moving Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why is the story of Hannah Baker, suicide victim, and the series of events that drove her to her final, desperate act. The story is told in her own voice through a series of tapes left behind for Clay, her would-be love, a teenager baffled by Hannah's actions and searching for some sort of perspective on her death. Through Hannah's story and Clay's reaction, we ...             The Virgin Suicides395 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Grand Central Publishing, 1994 Unusual narrators, exaggerated concept, and intelligent storytelling make this readable & thought-provoking. Highly recommended In American suburbia, the five Lisbon sisters, ages 12 through 17, commit suicide. The youngest goes first, and after their parents sequester the family within the house, her sisters follow a year afterward. Their story is told by a group neighborhood of boys, now men, who in their fanatic obsession with the Lisbon sister have pieced together the events leading up to--and possibly causing--the ...             Paper Towns John Green Dutton Juvenile, 2008 When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night—dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And ...             Manic: A Memoir57 reviews Terri Cheney William Morrow, 2008 Terry Cheney is a True Hero I applaud Terri Cheney for the courage she has shown in living and surviving a personal nightmare of a life with manic-depression. By the end of the book, she seems to have found medications that keep her mostly stable, and I hope that continues. Ms. Cheney's prose is vivid and powerful. It makes me wince to think she actually went through all of this mental and physical turmoil. Hopefully, ...             Survivor: A Novel384 reviews Chuck Palahniuk Anchor, 2000 Great I wasn't expecting much at first, but then I couldn't put it down. Great book.             Identical6 reviews Ellen Hopkins Margaret K. McElderry, 2008 The Compulsive Reader's Reviews There are so many similarities between Kaeleigh and Raeanne. They're identical twins. They share an absentee politician of a mother, and lonely drunk of a father. They both have had a painful childhood, and for both, it all began with a gruesome accident. But the source of that pain is entirely different for each girl. For Kaeleigh, it's the pain of a father who loves her too much, who loves ...             An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness328 reviews Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 bi polar illness I found this book to be very helpful in understanding bi polar illness. My son suffers with bi polar and my mom also suffered with it. I finally realized that it can never be fully understood by anyone unless they actually have it, but I have come closer to accepting it and learning how to cope with it.             The Pact: A Love Story57 reviews Jodi Picoult Avon, 2006 Jodi Picoult is amazing! What a fantastic story. I could not put this down. It is not only beautifully written, but poses many questions about teen suicide. Especially those of us who have teenagers and think we know them and what they are thinking. A must read!             Tear Soup138 reviews Pat Schweibert, Chuck DeKlyen, ... Grief Watch, 2005 Awesome book to share I bought this book for my 8 year old grandson. He was very close to my grandmother and was having a hard time dealing with her death. We read it together and shared different memories of grandma. He came to the conclusion that my pot of tear soup for grandma was a lot bigger than his. He also knows that it's ok to cry and he can call me anytime if he wants to make tear soup together.             Mrs. Dalloway154 reviews Virginia Woolf Harvest Books, 1990 Perfect in every way In my opinion, this is a perfect book. Woolf captures the characters flawlessly and depicts their relationships with pitch-perfect accuracy. The plot centers around a day in the life of Mrs. Dalloway, who is preparing for a party. However, the overall scope of the novel is much broader.             Impulse40 reviews Ellen Hopkins Simon Pulse, 2008 Tells It Like It Is This is a good book because it tells it alot like it is. The writing format I didn't like but the poem at the beginning was inspiring. When I started reading it I was reading it like a poem because of the style but it was still good.             The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Oprah's Book Club)155 reviews Carson McCullers Mariner, 2004 A Favorite Over 45+ Years I first read this book as a teenager and have read it again several times over the years. There is something so deeply revealing about the human condition in the book that it is as meaningful to me in my sixties and it was in my teens - I think that something is perhaps a window into the angst of the human condition. I have read all of Carson McCuller's works, including the ones out of print.             Tears Of A Tiger279 reviews Sharon M. Draper Simon Pulse, 1996 One bad decision, two lives lost!!! My name is Jazmin and I am a freshman in high school. I had to pick a book for an English project. A friend of mine read Tears of a Tiger and said it had some good life lessons in it. Even though this book is fictional it is a very good book to read for kids my age because it shows how one bad decision can change lives. In this book the main setting is Hazelwood High School. The main character ...             Abnormal Psychology (5th Edition)1 review Thomas F. Oltmanns, Robert E. Emery Prentice Hall, 2006 Useful Book This book is very useful if you are taking an abnormal psych class or if you are considering a career in mental health.             The Almost Moon: A Novel170 reviews Alice Sebold Little, Brown and Company, 2007 Receives three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen's fine professional acting voice Alice Sebold's THE ALMOST MOON receives three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen's fine professional acting voice as it tells of Clair and Helen, a parent and child locked in a dangerous relationship - and what happens when a boundary is crossed that will change both their worlds. The 24-hour period which follows, brings revelations to both in this moving novel.             The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays47 reviews Albert Camus Vintage, 1991 Definitely worth a try Not everyone is inclined to navel lintgazing. Nor is everyone up for the level of effort necessary to gain any type of understanding of Camus' writings either. That doesn't mean the effort should not be made though! I avoided Camus for years, until a reference at work (hostage negotiation) made me realize that Camus' work was an essential element for my toolbox - namely being able to agree ...             Veronika Decides to Die: A Novel of Redemption (P.S.)136 reviews Paulo Coelho Harper Perennial, 2006 "About living like it is the last day of your life" Veronika is a young woman in her 20's that decides life has nothing left to offer her, and comites suicide, only she was not succesful, but instead she wakes up in a mental hospital. She is told that her heart was damaged though, and she has about a week to live. During this time she meets other people comited to this hospital, who do make a contribution to her life, she learns to live like ...             Norwegian Wood163 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 2000 The new Salinger without being repetitive. Murakami's Norwegian Wood seems like another Catcher in the Rye without any traces of annoying repetitiveness of themes. Watanabe, the protagonist of the novel, has already become a figure to emulate in some respects...             The Pact: A Love Story (P.S.)397 reviews Jodi Picoult Harper Perennial, 2006 My new favorite book "The Pact" is an amazing book about two young teens and their stuggles in life to meet up to their expectations while telling the tale with a well written perspective. Two teens who both have been raised together truly love each other, but in what way? How do they deal with all the pressure? There is so much going on in this book I can't even begin to tell you. It's just so good.. Just buy it ...             The Peaceful Pill Handbook New Revised International Edition4 reviews Philip Nitschke & Fiona Stewart Exit International US, 2007 straight to the point I am only in my 30's and not ready to leave this place just yet(if I can help it). Knowing that I have this book is such peace of mind for me and my boyfriend because should anything happen I want to control MY outcome. The book gives you alternatives on how to end it and gives you the information you need to be able to make sure you don't make mistakes. This is much better than trying something ...              search for books abnormal, almost, dalloway, decides, edition, essays, handbook, hunter, identical, impulse, international, lonely, madness, manic, memoir, norwegian, novel, other, peaceful, psychology, reasons, redemption, revised, sisyphus, suicides, survivor, thirteen, unquiet, veronika, virgin books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Invisible Prey home  impressum - about us