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Holt, Jan 2005, 25.00, 284 pp. ISBN: 0805072187 paints quite a self portrait of his depressing teen years culminating with the miracle of Zoloft and his twenties as a journalist in Sarajevo in 1993. Mr. Falk explains that he was a happy preadolescent raised in a loving home when suddenly at twelve he became depressed and stayed that way for a dozen years until Zoloft gave him back his life. To celebrate, John becomes a war correspondent. This segment of the book relates how the devastated city is home to people trying to stay alive. Harriet Klausner | ||
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Plot & Themes job/profession: Job/profession/poverty story Yes Phys disability/mental struggle? Yes Struggle with - mental illness Subject of Biography Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity - White Nationality - American Setting United States Yes Europe Yes European country: - Eastern Europe Century: - 1980's-Present Writing Style Book makes you feel? - encouraged How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 51%-75% of book |
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