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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Octopus Mandi Jasper Gibson
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Man, what a book. It was honestly a hard read because the depiction of schizophrenia was so distressing and the main character, Tom, is really lovable so I just felt so freaking awful for him. I would have given up half way if this wasn't recommended to me by a trusted source who promised a good ending. And damn was it a great ending. Tom's relationship with his sister who loved him so much and gave up so much to care for him, and his friendship with Missy whom he met in psychiatric ward were highlights of the book. It is also an uncomfortably realistic review on the broken mental health system (and the UK is meant to be one of the better ones in the world) and poses ethical questions about the treatment of psychosis and delusional disorders. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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'An exceptional work . . . A brilliant and necessary book' Douglas Stuart, author of the Booker Prize-winning SHUGGIE BAIN 'THE OCTOPUS MAN reminds us that behind the words "mental health" lies a universe of WILD CREATIVITY, HUMANITY and SPANKING BIG LIFE. Now is the time for this book.' DBC Pierre, author of the Booker Prize-winning VERNON GOD LITTLE 'Funny. Disturbing. Brilliant' Lily Allen 'A joy to read' Johnny Flynn Once an outstanding law student Tom is now lost in the machinery of the British mental health system, talking to a voice no one else can hear: the voice of Malamock, the Octopus God - sometimes loving, sometimes cruel, but always there to guide him through life. After a florid psychotic break, the pressure builds for Tom to take part in an experimental drugs trial that promises to silence the voice forever. But no one, least of all Tom, is prepared for what happens when the Octopus God is seriously threatened. Deeply moving and tragi-comic, THE OCTOPUS MAN takes us into the complex world of voice-hearing in a bravura literary performance that asks the fundamental questions about belief, meaning, and love. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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