In Two Minds

by Daniel Torridon

Daniel Torridon suffers from Bipolar disorder, also known as Manic Depression. This was triggered by sexual abuse as a child and psychological and spiritual abuse as a former member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Through his poetry, Daniel lays bare the scars that have contributed to who he is today. In Two Minds is unapologetic and brutally honest in its portrayal of life through the eyes of a Bipolar sufferer and a survivor of abuse.

Genres: Poetry

121 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 21, 2013

Reviews

[akayl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good reads

It kept me interested very much so I was intrigued. I would suggest this book to a friend. I will love to hear more of his poetry as I am a writer looking at all angles of a story.

[Benjamin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The poetic style used by Torridon is very simplistic, though this does not lower the quality of the poems. Some of them are so short as to be almost more akin to aphorisms or short noted observations, though I can definitely taste a reasonably distinct poetic voice behind the work in this volume.

There is not a huge degree of ambiguity within his work, with most things state very clearly and openly in his text, rather than hiding little meanings behind his words.

The collection does not take long to finish, and one is able to read all of the poems in under and hour. In short, I would definitely consider this to be worth a look, even if it is not, in and of itself, groundbreakingly new or original. There is some wonderful expression here.