An Unquiet Mind by Kay R. Jamison
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8/28/13
Writing Style
I found An Unquiet Mind dull at times on both sides of the spectrum: the need to describe the technicalities of her illness by bullet-pointing events and the flowery language that covered everything in sight. I understand the purpose of it being a "narrative" account, but it seemed a little contrived when the different techniques did not flow into each other. For example, she opens the second part "A Not So Fine Madness" with prose and existential ruminations, questioning what caused her descent into mental illness but transitions straight to her experience in the psychiatry faculty. This method is often used throughout the memoir, causing the style to become repetitive and ultimately disappointing. The perpetual juxtaposition of perception versus perspective was a successful technique at first but saw no variation. That is not to say it was not a fascinating read but her writing style was not unique or memorable.
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