Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from February, 2020

BOOK REVIEW: I'VE NEVER BEEN (UN)HAPPIER

I'VE NEVER BEEN (UN)HAPPIER AUTHOR:   SHAHEEN BHATT PUBLISHER:   PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GENRE:   BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY PUBLICATION DATE:   10th October 2018 FORMAT:   PAPERBACK PAGES COUNT:  164 GOODREADS RATING:   4.02/5 ( 225 Ratings) MY RATING:   4.5/5 BLURB (Taken from Amazon) I don't write about my experiences with depression to defend the legitimacy of my pain. My pain is real; it does not come to me because of my lifestyle, and it is not taken away by my lifestyle. Unwittingly known as Alia Bhatt's older sister, screenwriter and fame-child Shaheen Bhatt has been a powerhouse of quiet restraint-until recently. In a sweeping act of courage, she now invites you into her head. Shaheen was diagnosed with depression at eighteen, after five years of already living with it. In this emotionally arresting memoir, she reveals both the daily experiences and big picture of one of the most debilitating and critically misinterpreted mental illnesses in