Schizo
A teenager recovering from a schizophrenic breakdown is driven to the point of obsession to find his missing younger brother and becomes wrapped up in a romance that may or may not be the real thing.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA),
[2014]
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| Summary: | A teenager recovering from a schizophrenic breakdown is driven to the point of obsession to find his missing younger brother and becomes wrapped up in a romance that may or may not be the real thing. |
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| Physical Description: | 263 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780399164378 (hbk.) 0399164375 (hbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Meet Nic Sheff, the bestselling author of Tweak , an unforgettable memoir, who now delivers a gripping debut novel. "As a teenager and young adult, I struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as severe mental illness issues--bipolar disorder, depression, psychosis. My first two books were memoirs about my experience battling addiction. For my first novel, I wanted to continue my exploration of psychological issues within the framework of a thriller. When two of my family's friends, both high-schoolers, were diagnosed with schizophrenia, I began researching the illness. Apparently this disease, which often lies dormant in teens, has been surfacing earlier and earlier in those with a genetic predisposition to the illness after these kids try smoking pot--because our pot is so much stronger than it ever has been. I wanted to examine what happens to someone who experiences the symptoms of schizophrenia while still a teenager, someone trying to balance the hardships of mental illness at such a fragile time of life--the everyday struggles of high school and relationships. Much of the novel is borrowed from my own experience, but it is also a departure. I hope it shows that mental illness is not a death sentence." |
