Manic depression and bi-polar illness in literature

1.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,753 ratings
2.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,398 ratings
3.
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness 4.06 avg rating — 84,152 ratings
4.
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides 4.26 avg rating — 213,982 ratings
5.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,404 ratings
6.
Strange Love: How Pro Wrestling Taught Me to Relax and Love My Mom
Strange Love: How Pro Wrestling Taught Me to Relax and Love My Mom 4.48 avg rating — 69 ratings
7.
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament 4.03 avg rating — 5,182 ratings
8.
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True 4.21 avg rating — 320,913 ratings
9.
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge 3.62 avg rating — 18,374 ratings
10.
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 4.27 avg rating — 25,455 ratings
11.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,607 ratings
12.
Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects 4.01 avg rating — 1,179,299 ratings
13.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story 4.07 avg rating — 260,073 ratings
14.
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me 4.02 avg rating — 16,570 ratings
15.
Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,791 ratings
16.
Trashed
Trashed 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings
16.
Harley in the Sky
Harley in the Sky 3.96 avg rating — 1,656 ratings
18.
Madness: A Bipolar Life
Madness: A Bipolar Life 4.03 avg rating — 14,675 ratings
19.
The Marriage Plot
The Marriage Plot 3.47 avg rating — 123,506 ratings
20.
The Trick is to Keep Breathing
The Trick is to Keep Breathing 3.83 avg rating — 3,378 ratings
21.
Exuberance: The Passion for Life
Exuberance: The Passion for Life 3.80 avg rating — 897 ratings
22.
Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness
Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness 3.90 avg rating — 1,651 ratings
23.
Cancer Ward
Cancer Ward 4.26 avg rating — 17,571 ratings
24.
Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking 3.82 avg rating — 91,330 ratings
25.
A Legacy of Madness: Recovering My Family from Generations of Mental Illness
A Legacy of Madness: Recovering My Family from Generations of Mental Illness
by: Tom Davis
3.66 avg rating — 1,381 ratings
25.
Progress (Progress, #1)
Progress (Progress, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 464 ratings
27.
Impulse (Impulse, #1)
Impulse (Impulse, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 81,832 ratings
28.
The Loony-Bin Trip
The Loony-Bin Trip 3.83 avg rating — 1,091 ratings
28.
Sylvia
Sylvia 3.78 avg rating — 2,622 ratings
30.
Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation 3.64 avg rating — 63,385 ratings
30.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,187 ratings
32.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,936 ratings
33.
Manic: A Memoir
Manic: A Memoir 3.82 avg rating — 12,026 ratings
34.
Confetti Covered Quicksand
Confetti Covered Quicksand 3.91 avg rating — 397 ratings
34.
Leaving the Hall Light On
Leaving the Hall Light On 3.65 avg rating — 329 ratings
34.
Miss Portland
Miss Portland 4.19 avg rating — 72 ratings
34.
Separate Things: A Memoir
Separate Things: A Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
38.
When The Lights Burn Out
When The Lights Burn Out 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
39.
The Book of Disquiet
The Book of Disquiet 4.40 avg rating — 35,765 ratings
40.
The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar
The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar 3.98 avg rating — 1,891 ratings
41.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,643 ratings
42.
Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture
Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture 3.78 avg rating — 191 ratings
43.
The Best Awful (Suzanne Vale, #2)
The Best Awful (Suzanne Vale, #2) 3.52 avg rating — 2,440 ratings
44.
Dear Everybody
Dear Everybody 3.87 avg rating — 498 ratings
44.
Real (Real, #1)
Real (Real, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 114,252 ratings
44.
Find You in the Dark (Find You in the Dark, #1)
Find You in the Dark (Find You in the Dark, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 27,926 ratings
44.
His Bright Light: The Story of My Son, Nick Traina
His Bright Light: The Story of My Son, Nick Traina 4.19 avg rating — 7,310 ratings
44.
The Weight of Zero
The Weight of Zero 4.18 avg rating — 2,285 ratings
49.
The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done: A Novel
The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done: A Novel 3.48 avg rating — 277 ratings
50.
Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See
Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See 3.77 avg rating — 4,954 ratings
51.
Notes from an Exhibition
Notes from an Exhibition 3.88 avg rating — 9,036 ratings
52.
In the Forest
In the Forest 3.63 avg rating — 1,814 ratings
52.
Loud in the House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl
Loud in the House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl 3.91 avg rating — 3,884 ratings
54.
Manic-Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression
Manic-Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression 4.38 avg rating — 162 ratings
55.
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait 4.08 avg rating — 694 ratings
55.
Bipolar Battle Plan: Fighting the War against Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Battle Plan: Fighting the War against Bipolar Disorder really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
57.
Ella Bella
Ella Bella 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings
58.
Writers on the Spectrum: How Autism and Asperger Syndrome Have Influenced Literary Writing
Writers on the Spectrum: How Autism and Asperger Syndrome Have Influenced Literary Writing 3.95 avg rating — 41 ratings
59.
The Day the Voices Stopped
The Day the Voices Stopped 4.05 avg rating — 1,677 ratings
59.
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes 3.83 avg rating — 224,104 ratings
59.
The Waves
The Waves 4.14 avg rating — 51,036 ratings
62.
Malignant Sadness: The Anatomy of Depression
Malignant Sadness: The Anatomy of Depression 3.71 avg rating — 1,061 ratings
62.
Lord and Master (Lord and Master, #1)
Lord and Master (Lord and Master, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 378 ratings
62.
My Heart Stopped Beating
My Heart Stopped Beating
by: Chamed
3.42 avg rating — 153 ratings
62.
The Phoenix Dance
The Phoenix Dance 3.70 avg rating — 634 ratings
62.
Entangled in Darkness
Entangled in Darkness 3.48 avg rating — 25 ratings
62.
Terminal Monday, a Dream of New York City
Terminal Monday, a Dream of New York City it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
62.
Letters to a Young Madman: A Memoir
Letters to a Young Madman: A Memoir 4.32 avg rating — 84 ratings
62.
Snowflake Obsidian: Memoir of a Cutter
Snowflake Obsidian: Memoir of a Cutter
by: Hippie
4.09 avg rating — 70 ratings
62.
Laughter is Sacred Space: The Not-So-Typical Journey of a Mennonite Actor
Laughter is Sacred Space: The Not-So-Typical Journey of a Mennonite Actor 4.05 avg rating — 162 ratings
62.
This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son
This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son 3.92 avg rating — 156 ratings
62.
Exuberance
Exuberance
by: Bel Vidal
4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
62.
Perfect Chaos: A Daughter's Journey to Survive Bipolar, a Mother's Struggle to Save Her
Perfect Chaos: A Daughter's Journey to Survive Bipolar, a Mother's Struggle to Save Her 4.12 avg rating — 811 ratings
62.
Looking Over Your Shoulder
Looking Over Your Shoulder 3.75 avg rating — 52 ratings
62.
The Storm: A Family's Battle with Mental Illness
The Storm: A Family's Battle with Mental Illness 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
62.
He Wanted the Moon: The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter's Quest to Know Him
He Wanted the Moon: The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter's Quest to Know Him 3.86 avg rating — 1,357 ratings
62.
Rat Girl
Rat Girl 3.97 avg rating — 3,073 ratings
62.
Down in the River: A Novel
Down in the River: A Novel 4.02 avg rating — 47 ratings
62.
Beating the Adversary: A True Story of Schizoaffective Disorder
Beating the Adversary: A True Story of Schizoaffective Disorder 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
62.
A Note of Madness (Flynn Laukonen, #1)
A Note of Madness (Flynn Laukonen, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,111 ratings
62.
Rock Crazy
Rock Crazy 3.38 avg rating — 24 ratings
62.
Insanity: A Love Story
Insanity: A Love Story 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings
62.
Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings
62.
Hush
Hush 4.48 avg rating — 124 ratings
62.
It's My Life and I'll Cry if I Want Too: The Diary of a Bipolar Woman
It's My Life and I'll Cry if I Want Too: The Diary of a Bipolar Woman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
62.
The Second Cup
The Second Cup 3.46 avg rating — 115 ratings
62.
Bipolar 1 Disorder: How to Survive and Thrive
Bipolar 1 Disorder: How to Survive and Thrive 4.22 avg rating — 60 ratings
62.
The Angel in the Stone
The Angel in the Stone 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings
62.
Chasing Fireflies (The Chasing Series, #1)
Chasing Fireflies (The Chasing Series, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 193 ratings
62.
Educated
Educated 4.47 avg rating — 1,772,860 ratings
62.
Colour Me In
Colour Me In 3.49 avg rating — 150 ratings
62.
Now and at the Hour of Our Death
Now and at the Hour of Our Death 3.65 avg rating — 52 ratings
62.
When My Soul Bleeds Words
When My Soul Bleeds Words 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
62.
More To Life
More To Life 4.53 avg rating — 59 ratings
62.
Functional Emotional Fitness™: How the Subconscious Works and What to Measure for Absolute Control of Your Life and Objectives
Functional Emotional Fitness™: How the Subconscious Works and What to Measure for Absolute Control of Your Life and Objectives 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
62.
Echoes of Family
Echoes of Family 4.04 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
62.
The Hilarious World of Depression
The Hilarious World of Depression
by: John Moe
4.16 avg rating — 5,443 ratings
62.
Cabbie with a Dangerous Mind
Cabbie with a Dangerous Mind 4.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
62.
The Lightness of Hands
The Lightness of Hands 4.08 avg rating — 666 ratings
62.
Shattered Hearts (The Broken, #1)
Shattered Hearts (The Broken, #1)
by: Shae Ruby
3.78 avg rating — 1,308 ratings
Next