Schizotopia
A darkly comic journey through mental illness, trans identity, and hope
by Andy Siege
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Pub Date Apr 02 2024 | Archive Date Mar 31 2024
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Description
Flora is missing, and I have to find her. She won’t answer my calls, and I’m terrified that she doesn’t love me anymore. Maybe she’s ignoring me because I’m a creep. It’s probably not because she’s been abducted by lizards in suits; they only exist in my paranoid delusions. Probably.
I have to warn you, I might not be the most reliable of narrators. If you come with me to look for Flora, you might help keep me sane. Or you might end up in my world instead. I warn you now, this book contains loud noises and flashing images which may upset you. It also leads down unpleasant corridors in your brain. Please read responsibly.
Written with heart and insight, this darkly comic novella delves deep into the lived experience of schizophrenia as we follow the narrator through the pulsating city of Schizotopia, where the streets are a vast neural network, the buildings are complex data stores, the flickering lights are messages shooting between synapses, and the other pedestrians are thoughts: some half-finished, others fully fleshed out, each of them unique and complicated.
At the heart of the city, in the penthouse of the Oblongata Building where the mastermind hides, lies the answer to Flora’s disappearance, and—with luck and courage and the right medication—the key to bringing her home.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798224383078 |
| PRICE | |
| PAGES | 135 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 1360967
I really enjoyed the novella because the topic of paranoid schizophrenia is a rather unknown field to me. Therefore it was a refreshing change to delve into this uncommon topic.
Andy Siege manages to embed this rather avoided and negative topic into a story that grabbed and carried me away from the first page. The narrative style makes it easy to identify with the feelings, thoughts, certain primal fears and self-doubts of the narrator, which are more or less inherent in each of us. Thus a quick and captivating introduction to the plot is ensured, which surprises with unforeseen twists. I couldn't help but read the novella in one sitting!
Definitely a recommendation for anyone who wants to broaden their horizons. An enrichment of our cultural landscape. Thank you, I'm looking forward to more creative output!
Chris H, Reviewer
This novella, is a masterpiece. I honestly don’t know what to say about it except that it was incredible. It is very hard to describe, and I think the book jacket does a great job. I would recommend it to everyone, except be aware it’s basically a walking trigger warning.
It is twisty and turny, and the reader is somehow both completely lost and able to follow what’s happening fairly easily. It’s a brilliant study of the intersectionality of mental illness and gender. This novella was somehow both science fiction and a very real and grounded look into the worldview of someone with schizophrenia. It was also successful in all fronts.
I know this is a novella that I will be thinking about for a while.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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