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Discussion: Elizabeth Wurtzel Just picked up More, Now, Again....aan amazingly accurate portrayal of the spirals through the brain chemistry of a drug addict. It's such a cliche to say that there were parts of me that were shocked by the simliarities of the apparently generic speed freaked mind...that constant struggle of one more day, one more time...it doesn't matter; no one cares, please let everyone care...I love this book. >>By postwarbrit She is an inspitation. She is the only one I feel could ever understand what i feel when i'm having the problems i have. It would be a dream to see her for one momment so I can see and feel her strength. I love you Elizebeth >>By Megan I read that book a few years ago.. .. I Lived that Life.. Sad thing is, I am still living it.. >>By Brett Katz I don't want anyone's pity but i totally agree with the books, life is shit-always-trying to climb out of that state of mind is shit too, for some impossible unfortunately. But even if your not a genius or can't express how you feel to the level of true art Elizabeth can, write about it, it keeps you going more than anything else in life. >>By Gemma She intrigues me but aggravates me. I liked Bitch best. I feel really disturbed after finishing the More, Now, Again book. Whatever she is, I was inspired to write a piece for the first time I can remember. For that, I thank her. Elizabeth, wherever and whatever you are, I thank you. >>By jen Although she has a character that is of an indulgent one, she is very good at roping u into her world and making u feel sorry for her, She is lucky to have been able to make money out of her depression, it makes u want to indulge in ure own and become a writer, like Sylvia PLath and so many out there. >>By zehra If someone mentions the name of Elizabeth Wurtzel, I'm interested from the word go. Prozac Nation has to be one of the, if not the best books I've ever read in my entire exsistence! At the moment I'm reading 'Bitch' and I can't put it down! Elizabeth writes amazingly and reading her is like a relief from the outside world. Thankyou Elizabeth. >>By Eliza Elizabeth Wurtzel has me wanting More, Now, Again. Her writing is intelligent, witty and very inspirational. I look forward to her next book, hope its soon! >>By denise Elizabeth Wurtzel is too much like another woman with a mood disorder: Kay Redmonson (sp?). Self-indulgent, inconsiderate, and too obsessed with trying to justify her inappropriate ways and make money off people at the same time, rather than cleaning up her act. Sorry, Elizabeth, but I won't co-dependently buy into your illness. (The books were loaned to me by somebody who thought I might like them.) >>By redcatdave P.S. If you really want to read a book about depression, try William Styron's "The Darkness Visible." Now, this is a person with a mood disorder who chose to cope with it in a responsible way. Elizabeth Wurtzel should have a talk with him. She might learn something. >>By redcatdave When I first time took book about Prozak, I thought, that it's about nothing, but when I read it twice, I understood, that depression is really big problem and the books as a prozak nation shows it. >>By Megejaz The beautiful Ms. Wurtzel is on par with J.D. Salinger. The difference being the reclusive Mr. Salinger uses ficticious characters to show his disdain for the world and those in it while Ms. Wurtzel chooses to display this thought in her real life experiences. Both are true genius writers showing the pains of life in different formats >>By skcormada I am reading now Prozac Nation... That`s me. Thanks Elizabeth for puting feelings into words in a way that I can listen to myself. >>By nina manolo nina manolo enjoy, it's really good book. >>By Megejaz To skycormada and megajaz: I'm glad you enjoy reading books by Ms. Wurtzel. However, instead of enjoying her disdain of the world and self-grandizing, where is the sense of responsibility for herself? She doesn't show this in her books. And have you considered William Styron's take on depression and how he coped with it? He's the one who also wrote "Sophie's Choice." >>By redcatdave I read her first book, Prozac Nation, a few years ago. It's one of my favorite books. I've read her other books, Bitch and Radical Sanity, and of course, her newest one, More, Now, Again. She's the one of the best nonfiction writers of Generation X. I hope that she keeps on writing. She's witty, beautful, and most of all, talented as hell. I hope to one day meet her. >>By Zelmer Wilson To Zelmer Wilson: I'm glad you enjoyed her books, but once again, I wish I knew how to show people a more responsible way of coping with depression. As always, William Styron does a better job, and I hope Ms. Wurtzel isn't the best nonfiction writer Generation X can produce. >>By redcatdave it was good to see myself in the words of somebody else. >>By yann sanders Dear redcatdave, as I understood, yuo try to compare two writers? Wurtzel and William Styron? >>By Megejaz heya lads, Elizabeth Wurtzel kicks ass!! She's brutally honest in all her books, her stories, her account of her life, and we all love and appreciate her writing.............she's so in tune with her emotions, when she's doing coke, i can feel what she does....................bliss!!! mj >>By missy_jet I'm not sure Prozac Nation is my favorite book but it's one of the best I'v read. It's been over three months since I put it down but I can still feel Elizebeth's words penitrating my indides day in and day out. This book is wonderful and I'm glad it's such a success because, in a way, depreswsion exploited her and now she's doing the same. Elizebeth is evening the score and alchemizing her pain into a sense of releaf for her readers who no longer feel alone and misunderstood >>By smart? I'm not sure Prozac Nation is my favorite book but it's one of the best I'v read. It's been over three months since I put it down but I can still feel Elizebeth's words penitrating my insides day in and day out. This book is wonderful and I'm glad it's such a success because, in a way, depression exploited her and now she's doing the same. Elizebeth is evening the score and alchemizing her pain into a sense of releaf for her readers who no longer feel alone and misunderstood >>By smart? To Megajazz, Yes, I am comparing two writers, Elizabeth Wurtzel and William Styron. As somebody with bipolar disorder, I read every book I could get my hands on after I was first diagnosed. I wanted to see how others have managed their illness. I was very disappointed with Ms. Wurtzel because she doesn't hold herself accountable for her actions. I recommend Mr. Styron regularly because he shows the cause-and-effect of an illness and a healthier, more responsible way of managing it. There is another writer, Kay Redmond Jamison, but she is equally irresponsible for herself. >>By redcatdave Correction. The other writer I mentioned is Kay Redfield Jamison. >>By redcatdave I think that most intellectuals often suffer from depression (not to be confused thinking that the depressed are intellectuals). I think what is so fabulous about Liz, is that she is beautiful. It defies what society believes about women. We are taught to believe that if you are pretty, you can't be intellegent as well. She is creating something new and important. Hopefully other cute girls will follow. lets talk about Liz! jaxislax@yahoo.com >>By Jaxie I agree with Jaxie above. A lot of people insult Wurtzel because she's "hot" and had a scholarship to Harvard, and had a lot of money and so they think she has nothing to be depressed over. I've seen people say the most awful things about her and and they're always saying stuff like "i lost my job and my wife and i can't afford rent and i'm not complaining so Wurtzel should shut up!" -- stuff like that. And I think those people really have no concept as to what depression is. It is such a self-centered disease, because you can't climb out of the hole that is your mind. To quote Prozac Nation: "Depression is a very narcissistic thing, it’s a self-involvement that is so deep and intense that it means the sufferer cannot get out of her own head long enough to see what real good, what genuine loveliness, there is in the world around her." >>By holeINmySOUL6
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