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Better: A Memoir About Wanting to Die
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A VULTURE BEST BOOK OF 2025
"[Better] is both an act of defiant self-expression—an insistence on vulnerability over shame—and an academic exploration that asks seriously: 'What is making us want to die?'" —Chicago Review of Books
A gutsy, riveting memoir that intimately explores suicide, its legacy in families, and the cyclical, crooked path of recovery.
Why do so many people want to die—and how do we begin to understand what makes a person choose suicide?
After a decade of therapy and a stint...