It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

[malikathev1rgo]

One of my favorites mostly because I relate to it so well. This is a realistic, serious, yet funny book! Horribly upset to hear that the author killed himself last year

To see a person transform from depressed & lost to hopeful & grateful was magnificent. But then to see that he did lose the battle with his mind was so sad.

*sigh*

Anyone else enjoy this book?

[Gfarrell]

so I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower and a lot of reviews are telling me that it is almost the same, so I'm really excited to get started.

[Nreader8]

I really enjoyed this book:) Had no idea about the author though:(

[ILoveBooks248]

I thought this book was great, it had lots of emotions and it really explained his situation. I also like that the author wrote it after getting out of the hospital with his depression.

[nikki_p]

I read this book when I was a freshman in high school (about seven years ago) and I absolutely loved it! During that time I was struggling with depression myself and this book really helped me figure myself out and over come my mental illness. It also helped bring me and my two best friends at that time even closer together. We all shared the book and scribbled in it. It became our book and we all related to it so well. Of course, time has passed and we grew apart. I stayed with the book since I was the one that bought it in the first place, and I haven't reread it since then. I've also never seen the movie adaptation because I feel like it would ruin the whole thing for me. This book is one of the few that genuinely changed my life and I don't want to mess it up haha

-- 08 Jun 2014, 18:22 --

WAIT A SECOND
He took his life?? Ned Vizzini actually took his life????
I kind of want to cry now, I had no freaking idea. My goodness...yep I just googled it and there it is. He died only 5 - 6 months ago. I've gotta say, my heart is genuinely broken right now. He changed my life! May he rest in peace then :c

[tlemaster13]

I read this book a few years ago. It was fantastic. I think this book is what got me so interested in abnormal psych and seeing how people think from different perspectives.

[malikathev1rgo]

so I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower and a lot of reviews are telling me that it is almost the same, so I'm really excited to get started.

I agree they are the same. 1. Both narrators suffer from mental illness and social isolation. 2. They are both young males who go through REAL problems!

Hope you enjoy it

-- 10 Jun 2014, 10:46 --

I really enjoyed this book:) Had no idea about the author though:(

Yeah, its quite surprising. He had a son and wife too. Just shows that sometimes things aren't "happily ever after" which he made a point about in the last chapter of the book) . :/

-- 10 Jun 2014, 10:51 --

I thought this book was great, it had lots of emotions and it really explained his situation. I also like that the author wrote it after getting out of the hospital with his depression.

I agree. The fact that he wrote about his own experience made it all the more realistic & serious.

[hanabanana6]

I really liked the book and I did feel that at some points the main character was making fun of his own illness, as if he knows people around him dont take him seriously about it and so he goes on to say "jokes on you guys" I know what Im about. Nevertheless I found the movie okay but I felt the main actor was not so good for the role, he annoyed me in some parts and did not really portray the emotions that well...

[Words-are-life]

I thought the book was okay. The writing was very funny and honest, but the plot wasn't really there. I did love the characters, though. I felt as if I knew each of them personally by the end of the book. The main part of the book that was a disappointment was the end. It just sort of stopped.

I didn't know about the authors death, that's so sad!

[verymuchmeg]

I totally agree that if you liked Perks of Being a Wallflower, you'd love this book too.

[laura-holmwood]

Reading sad books makes me sad as well, but this book did help me understand people suffering depression more than ever before, and the story was really beautiful. Really sad to hear the author didn't make it though.

[ghostpixie]

I'm technically still a "young adult", I guess. I mean, I'm 21. But, I read this book a few years back, maybe when I was in high school. I don't remember exactly. What I DO remember is that this book hit me hard. I've dealt with my own mental health issues over the past 7-8 years, and It's Kind of a Funny Story just... well, it spoke to me, you know? And then when I found out that Ned Vizzini committed suicide, that was the worst. I was so upset, and I wasn't even the hugest fan of his books. I guess it was just the fact that this man wrote about overcoming these types of issues but succumbed to them in the end. Sad sad sad. But an amazing book nonetheless.

[Hcollins1221]

I love this book in how honest and quirky it was. However, only a few characters had true development. This made it hard to get emotionally invested.

[hannahbm13]

I read this book not too long ago and it easily became one of my all time favorites. You can tell that the author has actually been through what he writes about. Everything in the book is so real; the emotion, the struggle, the numbness. The cycling especially was very relatable. I think that is something that all people with depression goes through. 10/10. Would recommend this book a million times over.

[Sarah Clay]

I've really wanted to read this book. My friend recommended this to me, and now I want to read it even more. I'm so sorry to hear about the author, though. Depression is a struggle beyond words.