Reasons to Stay Alive
Feb 2016 · Sold by Penguin
4.4star
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.
"Destined to become a modern classic." —Entertainment Weekly
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE?
Don’t miss Matt Haig’s new novel The Life Impossible, coming September 2024
At the age of 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again.
A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better and feel more alive, Reasons to Stay Alive is more than a memoir. It is a book about making the most of your time on earth.
"I wrote this book because the oldest clichés remain the truest. Time heals. The bottom of the valley never provides the clearest view. The tunnel does have light at the end of it, even if we haven't been able to see it . . . Words, just sometimes, really can set you free."
"Destined to become a modern classic." —Entertainment Weekly
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE?
Don’t miss Matt Haig’s new novel The Life Impossible, coming September 2024
At the age of 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again.
A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better and feel more alive, Reasons to Stay Alive is more than a memoir. It is a book about making the most of your time on earth.
"I wrote this book because the oldest clichés remain the truest. Time heals. The bottom of the valley never provides the clearest view. The tunnel does have light at the end of it, even if we haven't been able to see it . . . Words, just sometimes, really can set you free."
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4.4
65 reviews
Michael Brewer
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May 26, 2016
There are many things I can say about this book, or even about this life. I'll keep it simple. Thank you for writing this. It means more to me than I can put into words, and it came along at just the right time in my life.
13 people found this review helpful
Phillip Christy
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June 14, 2016
Had my first experience with anxiety this year, not understanding what was going on within my own mind..questioning normalcy. I found this book through a quote someone shared on Facebook and thought it might be about consumerism and happiness. Im so glad I decided to buy this without investigating further. It could not have been a more pleasant surprise. I'd recommend anyone to read this. Explore your mind and your own mental health through the experience and advice of another.
59 people found this review helpful
Terry Hall
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January 12, 2023
This book explains how people get to that point, but it's like chronic pain that nobody can see, you're suffering, but treated as though you are fine! The author describes experiences that I have been through! I developed anxiety with panic with my first pregnancy at 25 yrs old, I knew my fears and feelings of doom, and feeling I was dying because I had never felt like that before! The Author speaks of this as well! I have every intention of buying the book, even though I am not living in the torture of years ago I have an adult daughter who is feeling each symptom listed, she feels like she's going to die or has a serious illness all the time! 😪
About the author
Matt Haig is the internationally bestselling writer of six novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Midnight Library and How To Stop Time. He has also written award-winning children’s books. His work has been translated into thirty languages. He has written two memoirs, Reasons to Stay Alive, an international bestseller, and Notes on a Nervous Planet.
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