Customer Reviews
Wah Wah Wah. - By: Lucy Scott, 18 Nov 2008 
Oh boo hoo! Another misleading synopsis, i was expecting a colorful & detailed portrayal of a young girl's fight with depression, & all i get is this! - it's like listening to someone continuously sob their heart out, no matter what you say, except, wait, it'sin a book! I was expecting a lot more, & for the first few paragraphs i was willing to give it a shot, hoping things would pick up, but i couldn't bare to read a novel about a whiney girl, writing a book & passing on the depression. Sheer boredom.
If you want to die, go ahead.
Boo Hoo I'm Depressed - By: Miss S Benson, 30 Sep 2008 
I have never read such rubbishin my life!
Having just read Marya Hornbachers 'Madness', a true story of her struggle with BiPolar Disorder, I found Prozac Nation extremely boring.
There are only so many pages I can read about some little girl whinning over her parents breaking up, etc etc..
I found this book to be full to the top of self pity, & as a sufferer of depression who is also on Prozac, this book seems to not only glamourise the illness but read like it is a ticket to the alternative 'cool' life style.
Elizabeth Wurtzel seems never to grow up through out her years, the end of the book still reads like she is the same old spoilt 10 year old she was at the start.
And frankly, how she manages to remember all of this stuff happeningin her life whilst she is on so much medication at such a 'terrible' timein her life, is quite surprising.
My opinion - read Marya Hornbacher.
Good, but too long - By: S. Gois, 13 Sep 2008 
I felt that the story dragged on a bit too much, even though it is a good book to read. i wasnt really interested on how she got to that point,in fact i wanted to know exactly what happened at the age she started. She does go back to when she was younger, which makes the read slightly confusing at times.
YES! EXACTLY!!! - By: Louise Amkaer, 19 Jun 2008 
Several times as I was reading "Prozac Nation", I thought, "I want my parents, my friends, everybody to read this memoir!" It's on the spot! Completely!
Elizabeth Wurtzel manages an amazing feat. She describes her depression without dramatizing or romanticizing it. It's ugly, discouraging, & dark, but it's true & honest. "Prozac Nation" isn't a fun read or a memoir you plow through forgetting the details. "Prozac Nation" devours you.
"Prozac Nation" is Elizabeth's story of growing up with divorced parents, about being the kidin the middle of feuting parents, being the odd man outin school, & over time, suddenly, despressive. The majority of the story is when Elizabeth is at Harvardin the grounding mill of academia, treatment, the black wave, & life (and death).
One of the thing that I like about "Prozac Nation" is that it doesn't end. No "and she lived happily ever after. The end". The realization that you never truly recover depression is there. You can get better, you can turn your life around, but you never forget.
Louise.
Excellent, excellent, excellent - By: Little Butterfly, 23 Apr 2008 
I was completly envelopedin this book, from start to finish.
It was beautifully written, emotional & thought provoking.
There were times, whilst reading this, that I felt a desperation for Elizabeth's situation, wanting to keep reading because i needed to know that she would be o.k, at least until the end of the chapter!
I enjoyed this book so much i quickly ordered the sequel 'More, Now Again'.
i just feel compelled to know where the story goes....
