The Noonday Demon : An Atlas of Depression

from whirled

What would entice someone to read a great big book about depression? Well, the key ingredient that makes The Noonday Demon palatable is hope. Andrew Solomon's prose is full of compassion and never strays into maudlin rumination. He also finds a good balance between scholarly and plainspoken tones...

from Phil-James

I was full of trepidation at the heaviness of the subject here, but in the end I am very glad I read it. He investigates depression from every angle including the view from his own break-ups, and talks to all sorts of people in many walks of life and parts of the world.

from Dabble58

Andres Solomon takes readers through the valley of despair in his book, The Noonday Demon, a national book award winning tome that describes despair and mental torment in such lovely language it is like trailing one's fingertips through cold water. Shocking, numbing, and yet oddly entrancing. Sol...

from maryh10000

I've had chronic depression for the last several years since I entered perimenopause. Not a quick and easy read, but very accessible, personal and thorough.

from vesuvian

Solomon spent a great deal of time researching this work and his time and effort shows. Sadly, he did the research out of need rather than out of personal pleasure. I recommend it to anyone who can handle a thick book about a weighty subject or to anyone who is living with someone with clinical d...