Words on Bathroom Walls
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Adam Petrazelli adalah seorang remaja enam belas tahun yang didiagnosis mengidap skizofrenia. Dia mendengar dan melihat sesuatu yang tak bisa didengar dan dilihat orang lain. Sulit baginya membedakan antara kenyataan dan sekadar “penampakan”. Dia rela melakukan apa saja demi bisa menjauh dari semua halusinasinya, termasuk menjadi objek dalam uji klinis obat jenis baru. Ketika obatnya bekerja, segalanya jadi terasa mungkin. Dia akhirnya menemukan gadis yang disukainya. Dia akhirnya bisa menemukan cinta. Yang belum Adam sadari adalah tubuhnya lambat laun akan kebal terhadap obat itu. Teman-teman khayalannya akan semakin sering datang. “Kegilaannya” mungkin akan segera diketahui banyak orang.
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well would you look at that... i finished a book while DEEP in a reading slump
I read this because i wanted to watch the movie but now a huge bill just slapped me across the face so now i can no longer afford to liiiiiiive let alone stream or rent a movieeee
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This story is about Adam. A sixteen year who is suffering from schizophrenia. Adam is placed in a clinical trial on an experimental drug for his illness. The medicine is what he calls a miracle drug because he finally feels like he is in control of himself. During the time he is on this drug, he starts to interact with his environment more. He attends a new school, finds a girlfriend, makes a friend, and has sex for the first time. Then tragedy strikes, he is becoming immune to the drug and he is thus removed from the clinical trial. He is then taken off the drug incrementally. Then everything turns bleak.
However, there is always beauty for our ashes.
Why did I pick it up?
I picked up this book because I wanted to know more about schizophrenia.
Describe the book in 5 words
Interesting, Heartfelt, Funny, Honest, and a little Crazy.
Who would LOVE Words on Bathroom Walls
Anyone who wants to know more about schizophrenia through a story rather than reading a nonfiction book.
Are there illustrations?
None.
Overall thoughts
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The story unfolded at a good pace. This book really provided me with a good sense of what it would be like to suffer from schizophrenia.
