Key Themes: 

Depression; Anxiety; Life; and Recovery.
 

Best (or Worst) Moments: 

While none of the little stories were bad my favourite ones involved the breaking done of famous philosophies such as Aurelius, Nietzsche and the likes. The way Haig was able to break down all these quotes and link them together and to his experience of depression and anxiety was really intriguing. 

Was this Book What I Expected?: 

This book was what I was expecting, and I actually enjoyed it which is rare for a non-fiction novel. It kept my interest throughout, without me having to rely on the audiobook to keep me on track. 

Review: 

Overall this book was great, the stories were engaging and intriguing and really opens your eyes as to how depression can tint your world view grey and how to think around that and begin to live your life again. Alongside this it gave music playlists, book lists, ideas of what to do on a bad day which I really like the idea of. This is a book that I could pick up again and again and just pick a random spot to read and reap a comforting story to help get me through the day. 

Things to Research Further 

This book on top of Haig’s ‘The Midnight Library’, have really reawakened my love of philosophy - I need to add some philosophical texts to my TBR. 

* While I have added content warnings to my review while the listed topics are briefly mentioned the book walks through Haig's experience and recovery in a way that I found endearing? and hopeful, but feel it's only right to say the book explicitly mentions Haig's specific experience of mental illness, specifically in relation to depression, suicidal thoughts and panic attacks but doesn't go into detailed explanations.