For anyone who has struggled to find their way through the darkness of depression, this book may be the comradery you've been looking for. Goodfellow speaks with a candor and honesty that is admirable and refreshing. Loved it.

A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me with an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest reviewl.

This is not my usual genre, I’m more into crime books and psychological ones too however I wanted to take the opportunity to read something from outside my norm. And I am glad I did!! Thank you for  opening up my mind to something totally different.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this book in exchange for my honest opinion. This will be available for purchase on August twenty fifth.

This is a tough one for me to review, and I don’t know if I can give an honest opinion without giving a little background. I have bipolar disorder. I have a different kind than the author of this book (I have type 1 while the author says they have type 2), but they are two sides of the same coin. I have personal experience with both mania and hypo-mania, and I can say with absolute certainty that this book captures the essence of mania perfectly. I can also say that, due to the nature of the beast, this book is very difficult to follow.

First of all, I want to commend author Willa Goodfellow. Being unflinchingly honest, especially about a misunderstood mental illness, takes an incredible amount of bravery. I think that people who have gone through manic episodes will feel a sense of camaraderie, and that his book can be very beneficial.

Mania heightens emotions and sensations. It denies you sleep and makes thoughts run wild. Everything you do when in that state reflects it back later on. Things are more vivid, but they make less sense. The author’s writings during their hypo-manic episodes are fascinating from a “I’ve been there” standpoint, but- true to bipolar form -they are also frenetic. I’ve read several books about bipolar disorder that detail manic episodes, but never one written mainly during mania.

If you are reading this in search of a better understanding of bipolar disorder, be aware that this book will be challenging. It is also a valuable tool, but I would suggest reading An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison as well, just so you can get a more complete picture of the entirety of bipolar. I do think that the author achieved what they intended when writing Prozac Monologues, which was to give an accurate view of what bipolar mania is.

The switch between the entries written during a manic episode, and the information the author provided afterward, was often jarring. At times, it was difficult to follow the timeline and I had to go back once or twice to make sure I hadn’t missed something. However, that could have been an intentional choice, to assert the differences in thinking patterns when someone is having a manic episode.

The information itself is fascinating. I already knew a good chunk of it (I believe strongly in knowing as much as I can about a medical condition I have), but there were a few new bits of information that I’m glad I learned. One thing that was mentioned is how very long it often takes to get a correct diagnosis of bipolar. I honestly thought my diagnosis took much longer to figure out than was normal, but I guess it’s actually common to have several misdiagnoses and take years to get the right answer.

Would I suggest this book? Yes, but go into it knowing that at times it will be confusing and hard to follow. Basically, understand that this book is mania in a nutshell.

This appears to be just some sort of media pack. A shame as I was really interested in the book. It is such an important topic to raise awareness about and the fact that it was linked to personal experience is likely to make it more compelling to the reader.

Book review of the Prozac Monologues by Willa Goodfellow.
This is described as a part memoir, part self help book however I would definitely say it's more memoir based.
I enjoyed aspects of this book and disliked others.
On one hand, it's an excellent example and true to life account of living with bipolar including a missed diagnosis. It's clear in the first few chapters that the author is feeling manic and says she finished this whole book in two weeks!
However because of this, I did skip a lot of the first few chapters as I felt the writing was 'scrambled' in a sense. It felt as though the writing and style could have been 'tidied up' a bit. This is not necessary a bad thing, as it's a very honest way of writing.
I did like the layout, the chapters and the headings of the traits and characteristics of bipolar listed throughout. I also appreciated the addition of the resources at the end and the sources too!
I also think its essential to commend the author for her bravery, not only in balancing her mental health but in being open enough to release such an honest memoir.
I would recommend this book to those who have mental health difficulties and those who want to learn more about mental health and the challenges associated with it.

Although I understand this book is about the struggles of a woman with bipolar disorder, this book was still far too manic for me to follow or enjoy.

This is a book about the struggle someone with Bi-Polar disorder and depression can experience. Willa's journey could perhaps help someone else feel less alone in the struggle betwen treatment and medication. It wasn't necessarily a riviting piece of literature and it didn't keep my attention for long but I'm sure there is an audience for this book.

This memoir was all over the place, which was both good (accurately describes mania) and bad (hard to read).

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
Reading books about bipolar disorder makes for an interesting story. This one is somewhat disjointed and I found it hard to follow although this shows how a bipolar m ou nf operates. I have a friend who has bipolar so I'm used to it.
It must be very frustrating when a doctor prescribes a medication and it sends you either into a massive depression or a manic state only to find out later you were misdiagnosed and actually have bipolar disorder. Then the trial and error of finding the right combination of medications that work can be challenging. Overall, I felt this book was pretty good.

This book is written by a member of clergy who has been diagnosed with Bipolar II. It's not a very long book so makes for quite a quick read. It's non fiction and offers quite a lot of useful information about the condition but I found it has trouble establishing a balance between personal anecdote and medical fact. I personally enjoyed the more human aspect of it rather than science. The narrative is quite erratic but this reflects the nature of the condition. Overall, it's a pretty quick read that will give you more knowledge about mental health conditions.

This isn't the actual book but rather a media package. The blurb sounds really interesting though so would definitely like to read this.

This is not an actual book, but a file containing the marketing plan for its release! Wanted to let the publisher know that this isn't the actual file, would love to read it if they fix this.

This was not the book! I received the media and publicity plan for it. Was very interesting actually but disappointed to not get to read it.