This mental breakdown should ideally serve as the climax of the book and reveal something about the character, such as something they were hiding, whether consciously or unconsciously.
On a similar vein, I’d love suggestions for books in which the main character is an unreliable narrator due to genuine delusions, hinted at throughout the book, that completely change the way you understood the story once reveled, or books that meet both of these criteria.
I prefer realistic fiction, but I’m willing to give other genres a try. YA or adult, I don’t have a preference, though I’ve been leaning towards adult fiction lately.
Books with this trope I’ve liked:
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
We Could Be Rats by Emily R. Austin
We Are the Light by Matthew Quick
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
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Classic book about depression The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath