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Juliet the Maniac
Juliet the Maniac | Juliet Escoria
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Debut coming-of-age novel from the "indelible, shrewd and frank and real" (Emily Gould) writer DAZED describes as "a combination of Denis Johnson and Joan Didion" It's 1997, and 14-year-old Juliet has it pretty good. But over the course of the next two years, she rapidly begins to unravel, finding herself in a downward trajectory of mental illness and self-destruction. An explosive portrayal of teenage life from the perspective of The Bad Friend, JULIET THE MANIAC is a bold, stylish breakout book from an author already crackling on the indie scene.
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mrozzz
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This is a tough one, to read or discuss. Here‘s an auto-fiction which likely aligns with the author‘s own youth leading up to/following a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Brief, raw chapters capture the pain & confusion surrounding turbulent months and years where she partied hard with her friends, alienated her parents, regularly hallucinated, and attempted suicide over & over before she‘s medicated and sent away to a school for difficult kids.

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Annie1215
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Mehso-so

It wasn‘t exactly what I expected. I didn‘t realize this was largely autobiographical, Which made some of the graphic self harm and suicidal imagery especially tough, though honest.

This follows the journey of a teenage girl struggling to control and work with her mental health issues and various troubles that come with it and make her feel out of control through much of the story.

This brings me to a #bingo finally on my #bookspinbingo board!

TheAromaofBooks Yay bingo!! This does sound like a tough read, though. 3y
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Annie1215
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“Not once did anyone ever talk about what it was like when your only trauma was yourself”

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Annie1215
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Dog-sitting this weekend has given me the perfect cute companion.

Charlie is dying to know what happens in this book 🥰

KVanRead Cutie! 3y
Books4Ever So cute 😍 3y
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Annie1215
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“It is hard to tease out the beginning. When I was living it, my disintegration seemed sudden, like I had once been whole but then my reality swiftly slipped apart into sand”

#firstlinefridays

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TheNerdyProfessor
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This book is intense. I find it easiest to read it a little at a time, rather than to binge it - it helps with digesting the heaviness of the author's experiences.

Is this an easy read? No.

Is it an important one? Absolutely.

Nidhi_Ashok What is it about? Not asking for spoiler but genre 4y
TheNerdyProfessor I would call it a non-fiction novel: based in part on the author's experiences of adolesence and have bipolar. Specifically, how it feels to have BP, and her subsequent placement in a therapeutic boarding school. It has been compared to Girl Interrupted. 4y
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Hestapleton
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I had a hard time with this book at first, simply because the author/main character and I had wildly different high school experiences. But as the book went on, we got to know each other and became friends. The blurred line between author and narrator worked really well, reflecting the speaker‘s fractured and scattered mindset. I can‘t speak to the bipolar rep, but the book seemed honest. #netgalley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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TrishB
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I‘m not sure enjoy is the right word, but it was well written and explored the issues well.
Trash (my brother...)
Garlic mushrooms or mushrooms on toast.
None 🎉🎉
Just English.....
#friyayintro

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TrishB
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Finished an hour or so ago and just had to have a think. The Plath bookmark very intentionally matches.
I got to about 70 pages and thought there‘s no way this isn‘t personal. Checked out the author and it is a novel based on her own experiences.
It‘s brutal and intense and lots of times you feel like shouting no! There isn‘t really any way a novel about coping with mental illness can be nice is there. But I found it a compelling read and brave.

Kalalalatja Great review! 5y
TrishB @Kalalalatja thank you 😘 5y
Reggie Stacked! 5y
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TrishB
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I wouldn‘t say I‘m enjoying this read because it‘s quite brutal. But it‘s compelling and I can‘t put it down.

Cathythoughts Stacking 👍🏻 5y
Martyn_J_Pass Wow - that‘s a powerful quote 5y
merelybookish Ooh look forward to your review! Ive been curious about this one! 5y
TrishB @merelybookish not an easy read, but couldn‘t put it down. 5y
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guinsgirlreads
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Book 1/12 is done! Got my cardio is at the same time! This one was a flat liner, but I think brilliantly written. It reads like a memoir almost, or like you‘re reading Juliet‘s diary the whole time. It‘s choppy, but shows a decent portrayal of a bipolar girls thoughts. Possibly comparable to Girl, Interrupted.. #bfc2 #bookfitnesschallenge

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wanderinglynn Great job! 🙌🏻 5y
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guinsgirlreads
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Really enjoying this book, but I must put it aside until tomorrow because Im going to a concert tonight! First workout of #bookfitnesschallenge round 2 is in! ✅ #bfc2

@wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Great job! 🙌🏻 Enjoy your concert! (edited) 5y
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guinsgirlreads
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Starting this one before work 🕶!

TrishB Have this on the tbr 👍🏻 5y
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Birdsong28
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Thank you @TrishB for your extra copy of the tagged book. 😘.

You will probably get it before me lol as I have to be in the mood to read the books I read as I usually just go with whatever I fancy after I have finished a book. 📚📖

TrishB I‘m exactly the same! I probably really wanted to read it when I preordered - now it could be on the pile a while. 5y
DGRachel @Birdsong28 @TrishB I‘m so glad I‘m not the only one who does that. I have unread books on my shelf from at least two years ago that I was super excited about when I ordered them...🤦🏻‍♀️ 5y
TrishB @DGRachel exactly! But it‘s not like they go off or anything..... 5y
DGRachel @TrishB Good point! 😉 5y
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TrishB
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Latest in the series of #dontrememberordering and they‘ve sent me two! Only been charged for one as I‘ve checked my account.
First one to say they‘d like the spare one- it‘s yours!

Birdsong28 Yes please 🙋😘📚📖 5y
TrishB @Birdsong28 👍🏻 be in the post this week. 5y
Birdsong28 Thank you so much. 😘📚📖 5y
Kalalalatja #Stacked! Doesn‘t sound like the worst book to end up with two copies of 😄 5y
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mauveandrosysky
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This was...fine but a little underwhelming. While it‘s a raw and candid account of an adolescent in the throes of mental illness, there lacked a sense of freshness or novelty about this often written about subject. Most compelling to me was not the redundant progression of Juliet‘s life (get high, self-harm, repeat), but the more introspective insights on the horrors of mental illness: that claustrophobia of being unable to escape your own mind.

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Liberty
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YESSSSSSSSS. This is one of my most anticipated books of 2019! I loved BLACK CLOUD. Can‘t wait to start reading this tonight. (Note: bedazzled razor blade is mine, not part of the cover. ☺️) 🤘🏻📚❤️

mreads Cover looks better with the blade😀👍 5y
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