Hysterical Memories by
Eugene Wallace is an award-winning book. This is because it has managed to
touch lives all over the world with some extremely powerful content. This book
tries to paint different perspectives about life in general from dealing in
drugs to suffering from a mental illness and being a super chef.
This write-up will be
aiming to make an unbiased and objective review about hysterical memories. If
you have been looking for the right book that can provide
inspiration/motivation, this ticks all the boxes with its content.
What I Like about this book
There is something that has
made this book to stand out amongst others. This has to do with how open the
author was towards explaining his challenges. Eugene was able to freely talk
about his struggles and challenges. A typical example of this was when he
joined a group of people to steal an expensive video recorder from a school.
This was how he gradually started getting involved in criminal activities.
Furthermore, he talked about how he got into drugs. Of course, many authors
would want to paint a picture of them being nice and not committing crime.
However, Eugene was quite open given that he was bold enough to talk about bad
habits he struggled with.
Also, I love the
struggles he passed through in order to earn a living. As a young boy growing
up, he already knew how to work in order to make ends meet. Eugene may be
narrating events about his life but he was also trying to teach something. At
the age of 16, he already knew how to work and cater for the needs of his
parents. It meant the book just didn’t talk about how the author was involved
in crime and drug. Instead, it showed his other side which was to embrace the
idea of hard and legitimate work.
What I don’t like
It is true that the book
talked about how the author suffered from a mental condition. However, he
didn’t go into much details. This would have helped readers understand more
about his mental condition including how he was able to keep it under check all
those years. it was a big “let down”. Information like this would have helped
people suffering from the same ailment. Despite the book being well-detailed,
it is fair enough to conclude that the author didn’t talk much about his mental
struggles. He only touched the surface of the problem.
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