Book Buying Addicts Anonymous discussion

Don't ask me why, but I am very interested in the suicidal mind. My favorite books that deal with this are:






Please tell me your favorites as well.

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide

All these are nonfiction, and handle the subject very well. They're heart-wrenching in their detail.

Im sorry I have nothing to contribute. At least not that I can think of right now. Anyway I just wanted to say I love this topic as well and I'm excited to see the books that get listed. :D

The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath

The Savage God: A Study of Suicide by A. Alvarez

non-fiction but fascinating I thought & very well-written

How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention by Susan Rose Blauner

I loved this book. Non-fiction, and life wins out without any sentimentality.

I LOVE 13 REASONS WHY!!!!
for some reason i like books about suicide or suicide attempts as well.
I'm planning on reading this book called Veronika Decides To Die by Paulo Coelho. I heard it's pretty good and the main character and I have the same name so I want to know what it's all about. They also made it into a movie as well. It is a little creepy us having the same name though lol.

Oh and definitely check out The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. It's a great book and movie!

I'll come back and post if I can think of any more.

Also try Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford. I haven't read it but it is on my to read list.

Thanks, guys! I'll check these out.

Jodi Picoult's 19 Minutes is about a school shooter who is also suicide.
History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life by Jill Bialosky

I enjoyed and also. Not read a whole lot in this genre but I'm getting into it more....suggestions would be nice!!

suicjde is a dicy subject

Ron wrote: "suicjde is a dicy subject"

Yep...

And Lacie, I would definately reccomend everything that I posted in the original post. They are all very good.

What's your opinion on crime fiction

I like crime fiction alright, but it's not my favorite to be honest. Sometimes it depends on the book. If well written, I can get really into any book.

I agree, it takes a good writer to catch one s attention

Yeah, it does, but still I will not put a book down unless it's horrible.

Oh, I haven't had a chance to read these yet, but I've heard of and

Just got this 'un.