Monthly recommendations: mental illness representaion

Find out more about the Goodreads group here! This month is books with mental illness representation. Okay, being totally honest, I did a post similar to this last year so I literally just duplicated that post and took the books and added a couple more. sorry not sorry Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky …

Discussion: portrayal of medication in YA

Perhaps one of my biggest pet peeves with YA is the portrayal of medication, especially for things like depression and anxiety. Medication is almost always hated by the protagonist, or whoever is taking the meds. They always say something like "I don't need to take it, my parents forced me into taking it, my psychiatrist …

Book review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick From Goodreads Today is Leonard Peacock’s birthday. It is also the day he hides a gun in his backpack. Because today is the day he will kill his former best friend, and then himself, with his grandfather’s P-38 pistol. But first he must say good-bye to the four …

Books that portray mental illness well

I'm super passionate about mental illness and breaking the stigma surrounding it. Because of this, I think it's really important to portray mental illness in a positive light. Historically, this hasn't been done in TV shows or movies. However, I think there are several books that do it well, so I wanted to highlight some …