Title: A Really Black Veil
Review: I hesitate to write anything negative after reading the editorial claim for "one of the most admired writers of his generation" who has written a "searing, brilliantly acclaimed memoir", but alas... . I was interested in reading the book based on its premise and an interview with the author I heard over NPR. Unfortunately, after I slogged through one-third of it, I paged through the rest trying to find something to restore my initial enthusiasm, but without success. His memories, insights, experiences, and writing seemed no more interesting than my own or those of any blogger on the face of the planet. If there is a lesson, it is probably that depressed people are depressingly uninteresting.
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