![]() Book name: Brain on Fire Author: Sussanah Callahan Genre: Non Fiction/ autobiography Goodreads: Link Storygraph: Link “Her brain is under attack by her own body.” What happens when your very brain turns against altering your very perceptions of reality and your sense of self? That's the experience that the author talks about in this autobiographical book where she struck by a mysterious illness which results in paranoid delusions and memory loss. The book reads like a mystery novel where the author brings her investigative journalist skills to piece together how they unravelled what was affecting her and what happened during her 'month of madness'. Apart from the physical impact, the other aspect she has to grapple with is the changes wrought to her personality and sense of self and the fear that she may never recover her personality. The autobiography is written in a fast paced and interesting manner and while some parts feel almost like a horror novel as the author goes through her delusions, it is interspersed with some light moments while also touching on some of the shortcoming of the US medical system. Overall, quite recommend the book. Favourite Quotes
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