Prozac Nation

I'm nearly finished Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel and while not entirely sure what I expected, one thing for sure, is that it is depressing the hell out of me. I think I expected it to be more of an analysis of why this generation (X I'm guessing, since Wurtzel was a teenager in the 80's) is prescribed drugs instead of looking at the root of the problem but instead I'm reading a lot of whiny self absorbing behaviour.

There would be few among us who have never suffered depression and I think I went into reading the book looking for some empathy and similar experiences to my own. But good god Elizabeth is not a likable character.

I realise it is a memoir and she is being honest in her own experiences and in a way it is admirable not to sugarcoat anything but it doesn't make for an easy read. It also makes my problems seem smaller in comparison but while I'm reading it I am finding that I am questioning myself more and going back to some experiences I have had which is not a desired result. So will definitely be excited to finish this one.

Unfortunately I don't have much interesting on the horizon to read. I'll be getting the latest Marian Keyes for Christmas from my nanna (who has this vaguely hilarious trait of spending the exact same amount on every grandchild so that everything is 'fair'- my poppy jokingly said I was his favourite grandchild once and she yelled at him) and I considered buying A Clockwork Orange from Borders today or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest but it just didn't seem like holiday reading ya know?

Also I remember watching the movie very vaguely which starred Christina Ricci but I don't remember the character being so unlikeable in the film although it did come out in 2001 so my memory may be fading. According to IMDB trivia though, the film wasn't released until 2005 due to Wurtzel's unfavourable comments following 9/11 and the general distaste viewers had of her character. I was sure I watched it before 2005 though, perhaps this was the US release date? Either way not a great film to Ricci's name.

Wikipedia for the image.