Danny Evans (1)
Auteur de Rage Against the Meshugenah: Why it Takes Balls to Go Nuts
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Rage Against The Meshugenah par Danny Evans
This is Danny Evans' memoir of his time going through the worst of his depressive episodes. He recounted his journey from unbelief, to trying to find adequate treatment, to coming to a kind of acceptance of his illness. This is an important book in that Evans was very open about his illness and treated his experiences with sensitivity but also a lot of humour. This is the first book I've read on depression that made me laugh many times.
I love Danny Evans's blog. It is very readable, it is usually poignant, and very likely makes me laugh or cry or both. But I just could not make it through the book. I wanted to. I like Danny. But I could feel the strain of going from blogging to writing a full length book in the way this was crafted. The ideas, themes, and anecdotes were too repetitive and raw, as if it needed the hand of a good editor. It is pretty rare that I don't finish a book, but this was one I couldn't make it through.
I've always been a fan of Danny Evans' blog "Dad Gone Mad". So the book came with high expectations. It did not disappoint.
When one suffers depression--or, indeed, any other major illness--the world doesn't wait for you to get better. It keeps moving, and part of your recovery is how you re-engage. This is a little like trying to step onto a moving train. While it can be painful for the sufferer, it throws up great potential for things to go comically awry. Evans, ever the jokester, cannot resist pointing out the bits where crazy and commonplace intersect, and that the results can be rather funny.
But the book is more than a series of gags about going crazy. The journey back to wellness comes with great personal insight, which the author shares vividly, and with grace. Perhaps too much grace; if I were he, I would have held his father a little more strictly to account.
There is a subtext, too, about the effect of modern American commerce on those who take part in it. Evans has spent much of his working life in a cubicle. Like many of us, he finds the dehumanising effect hard to take.
Most important, Evans challenges some of the sexism that surrounds the disease. It's easy to view depression as the consummate emasculation, and it's tough for men to acknowledge it. But the author points out, time and again, that the disease knows no gender distinction. "The balls to go nuts" may read like a cheap joke, but it really sits at the core of his message.
An enthusiastic and heartfelt 5 stars.… (plus d'informations)
When one suffers depression--or, indeed, any other major illness--the world doesn't wait for you to get better. It keeps moving, and part of your recovery is how you re-engage. This is a little like trying to step onto a moving train. While it can be painful for the sufferer, it throws up great potential for things to go comically awry. Evans, ever the jokester, cannot resist pointing out the bits where crazy and commonplace intersect, and that the results can be rather funny.
But the book is more than a series of gags about going crazy. The journey back to wellness comes with great personal insight, which the author shares vividly, and with grace. Perhaps too much grace; if I were he, I would have held his father a little more strictly to account.
There is a subtext, too, about the effect of modern American commerce on those who take part in it. Evans has spent much of his working life in a cubicle. Like many of us, he finds the dehumanising effect hard to take.
Most important, Evans challenges some of the sexism that surrounds the disease. It's easy to view depression as the consummate emasculation, and it's tough for men to acknowledge it. But the author points out, time and again, that the disease knows no gender distinction. "The balls to go nuts" may read like a cheap joke, but it really sits at the core of his message.
An enthusiastic and heartfelt 5 stars.… (plus d'informations)
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