Complicated thoughts and psychology of suicide, suicide not only seen as bad, sad, evil & the last option but also the euphoria, the peace, seeing beauty in death etc. I really want it to be nuanced and interesting.
It’s a bit of a challenge—and it’s only one part of the book—but The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt has suicide scene in it that’s very moving. As for nonfiction, I’d go with Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya.
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Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima
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The classic recommendation might be “The Bell Jar”. Highly recommend the audiobook read by Maggie Gyllanhaal.
It takes a while to develop but you truly come to know the mindset of the writer and how it developed. But if you’re not familiar with the backstory of the book itself, you need to make yourself so, either before or after reading, makes no difference
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Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter. Unapologetic ideation basically throughout.
Personally I hated it, but I can’t deny that it fits the description if that’s what noodles your poodle.
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It’s a bit of a challenge—and it’s only one part of the book—but The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt has suicide scene in it that’s very moving. As for nonfiction, I’d go with Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya.
Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima
The classic recommendation might be “The Bell Jar”. Highly recommend the audiobook read by Maggie Gyllanhaal.
It takes a while to develop but you truly come to know the mindset of the writer and how it developed. But if you’re not familiar with the backstory of the book itself, you need to make yourself so, either before or after reading, makes no difference
Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter. Unapologetic ideation basically throughout.
Personally I hated it, but I can’t deny that it fits the description if that’s what noodles your poodle.
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