Prozac Nation
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IMDB rating: 6.30 Plot: Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wurtzel is a teenager accepted into Harvard with a scholarship in journalism. She has been raised by her divorced mother Mrs. Wurtzel since she was two years old, but she misses her father and feels needy and depressive. When she joins the university, she lives with a roommate Ruby and has her sexual initiation with Noah. Her article for the local column in Crimson newspaper is awarded by Rolling Stone magazine. Lizzie becomes abusive in sex and drugs, and her existential crisis and depression increases and she hurts her friends and her mother that love her, while dating Rafe. Mrs. Wurtzel sends her to an expensive psychiatric treatment with Dr. Sterling, in spite of having difficulties paying for her medical bills and therapy sessions. After a long period of treatment under medication, and suicide attempt, Lizzie stabilizes and adjusts to the real world. |
Actors: Heche Anne,Biggs Jason,Ricci Christina,Lange Jessica,Williams Michelle,Rhys-Meyers Jonathan,Campbell Nicholas,Drama,
Whats a good book about drug addiction/usage, prefferably a memoir?
like girl interuppted, go ask alice, prozac nation etc.
Naked Lunch by William Burroughs, the beat generation novelist.
mac | Oct 18, 2009
GO ASK ALICE – Anonymous
Possibly not a true account, there is debate. However it is a great read about a girl that spirals into drug addiction. The book is written as a diary. I loved it when I was 12 but as a grown up I might not like it as much. Gritty and vulgar at times it really grabs you.
Ooops – didn’t see you already read it. Sorry
Dave | Oct 18, 2009
The Basketball Diaries. I just read it last week, it’s pretty good. The beginning, warning, is quite boring but it’s about heroin addiction. You should read it.
=] | Oct 18, 2009
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. While the author has been criticized for embellishing his so called memoir with lies, it’s an amazing book, and very sad.
brainamp | Oct 18, 2009
My sister thought LEAVING DIRTY JERSEY was a good book and it’s a memoir.
Kristine | Oct 18, 2009
How old are you? If you can handle crude language, the best account I’ve read about drug addiction from a friend’s perspective is from Kevin Smith (movie writer, director, actor). He wrote a huge (like 15 parts or something) section in his blog, which was then published in his book "My Boring Ass Life". You can still access his blog for free.
Part one starts here:
http://silentbobspeaks.com/?p=235
It’s called "Me and my Shadow". I recommend it to anyone for insight into how drug addiction affects the people around the addict. Incredible reading.
But it’s definitely R rated language.
Pylopheit | Oct 18, 2009
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