Literature Done Juicy - Mental Illness: Depictions in Fiction (S01E2 Dark Fiction)

Mental Illness: Depictions in Fiction (S01E2 Dark Fiction)

01/31/23 • 32 min

The second episode in our dark fiction series. Join us as we discuss multiple fictional texts and take a journey through mental illness in fiction. We'll be exploring characters facing diagnosis, treatment, substance abuse, and villainous portrayals of insanity. The books you can look forward to digesting are;

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Misery by Stephen King
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Misery by Stephen King
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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Literature Done Juicy - Mental Illness: Depictions in Fiction (S01E2 Dark Fiction)

Transcript

You are listening to Literature Done Juicy, a show that explores books in the juiciest way possible. My name's Jade, and on this episode we'll be discussing mental illness and fiction. This is episode two of our first season. Following on from episode one where we discussed the depressing classic, "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
I hope you're as well as you can be, and let's get into it. This episode will feature a variety of texts that fall under the dark fiction umbrella that feature or di