Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So

More than thirty years after the publication of his acclaimed memoirThe Eden ExpressMark Vonnegut continues his story in this searingly funny iconoclastic account of coping with mental illness finding his calling and learning that willpower isnt nearly enough.. Here is Marks life childhood as the son of a struggling writer as well as the world after Mark was released from a mental hospital. At the late age of twenty-eight and after nineteen rejections he is finally accepted to Harvard Medical School where he gains purpose a life and some control over his condition. There are the manic episodes during which he felt burdened with saving the world juxtaposed against the real-world responsibilities of running a pediatric practice.. Ultimately a tribute to the small daily and positive parts of a life interrupted by bipolar disorderJust Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More Sois a wise unsentimental and inspiring book that will resonate with generations of readers.