This emotionally and artistically moving memoir captures the author’s inspiring battle with crippling clinical depression and anxiety disorder and his recovery through the art — his and others — that ultimately saves him. A 2016 First Horizon Award Winner, 2016 The da Vinci Eye Award Finalist 2016 Eric Hoffer Micro Press Award Winner, and 2016 Southwest Book Design & Production President's Choice Award winner. 5/5

Pub Date 03 Sep 2015

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine. #IllRunTillTheSunGoesDownAmemoirAboutDepressionAndDiscoveringArt #NetGalley

For a man who was on his way to a bright future, depression blindsided him. Fortunately, he found a coping mechanism in art and a new way to make a living. His story is a beautiful example of how depression can affect any and everyone and how learning to deal with it makes the difference in a life lived and a life lived well.

The author gives us a very keen, real, and honest look into life with depression. Powerful glimpses into his own reality. I loved how he uses art to express his journey too.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I loved the honest writing about how the author dealt with depression and enjoyed the artwork as well. This is a good book for those with depression or if you know someone who struggles with it.

I would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book. This is my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

This is a raw and honest account of how David has dealt with depression. He talks about the treatment he has received, the love of his family and how art has helped him. This is an interesting read.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

I received a free kindle copy of this book through NetGalley.
I was interested in reading this book after following David Sandum and his Twitter Art Exhibit project for several years. It moved me deeply. I found myself crying for his pain at times. The memoir covers Sandum’s shifts from sales to academia to art as means of his livelihood. His journey to becoming an artist was thru the crucible of anxiety and depression. It is a very painful difficult journey described honestly and clearly.

In reading it, I found hope,love, and inspiration from his acceptance of his drive to be David, the artist, in order to best channel his energies.

I recommend it to anyone struggling to understand what it is to cope with mental illness.

Raw. Beautiful. Hopeful. Real. I'll Run Till The Sun Goes Down are all of these things and more. When I started this book I thought it might inspire me to be more creative, but that it would probably be kind of dry. I was so very wrong about the dry part. I was drawn into David's story from the first page. I found that I had a hard time reading this at bed time because I'd end up staying up too late, and in the morning I'd want to keep reading and be late for work. David holds nothing back. This is not a book of quick fix-depression advice....thank goodness. This is not a self-help book...thank goodness. No promised depression cure here: the tired old eat vegetables, exercise 20 minutes per day, get 15 minutes of sun, take this herb or that vitamin...thank goodness. This is a book of understanding, empathy and realism. I would consider this a must read for anyone in the mental health field or who has a loved one dealing with depression and/or anxiety disorder. I think it would be a helpful book for those who live the pain of depression and anxiety as well. I do, but not to the extent that David does. Even so, it has helped me to be kind to myself and know that it's okay to be who I am and the bad days are follwed by better days, and yes...it did inspire me to be more creative. #Netgalley #I'llRunTillTheSunGoesDown

This is a very thought provoking book, I cant say I enjoyed it, but I can say that I really struck home. My husband is a Vietnam Veteran, so I have travelled the road of looking after a person with serious depression, as well as sinking into despair, at times, myself.
What I found really inspiring was that through David's memoir I can see a glimmer of light and understanding in what he and others with depression go through - no one really explain much to the partner - everything is about privacy!
I love the art work, the colours and feelings in the pictures come though.
This is a really good book, told straight from the hip with no BS.

David Sandrum writes with honesty and clarity. This is a book about life that I would gladly share and I appreciate this author’s vulnerability.

Read it on the plane coming home from my vacation. This was a great read and I related to the emotion. Also the artwork shown in the book were amazing.