Review of: The Noonday DemonPublished in: American Journal of Psychiatry
The Noonday Demon... is permeated with the victim’s relentless honesty, curiosity, and passion to understand his own fall and to share the fruits of his scholarly journey.
Jan 2004
The Noonday Demon... is permeated with the victim’s relentless honesty, curiosity, and passion to understand his own fall and to share the fruits of his scholarly journey.
Dec 2002
The novelist William Styron states that The Noonday Demon is "An amazingly rich and absorbing work ..." I heartily concur with that assessment.
Mar 2002
Solomon charts the history, the science, and even the philosophy of depression with an industry and thoroughness that must have been hell for him to achieve.
Jan 2002
As well written as it is, The Noonday Demon is not an easy read and not for the faint of heart...
Dec 2001
This National Book Award winner encompasses the literary and scientific history of the disease... Considering its subject, a remarkably addictive and invigorating history.
Oct 2001
"Losing your mind, like losing your car keys, is a real hassle," Andrew Solomon observes in this sometimes humorous and always horror-filled account of depression.
Sep 2001
Despite Solomon's sagacity and completeness, the book is never ponderous or dull. Solomon mixes personal narrative, anecdote and research findings in an absorbing, flowing narrative.
Jul 2001
Solomon interweaves a personal narrative with scientific, philosophical, historical, political and cultural insights... The result is an elegantly written, meticulously researched book that is empathetic and enlightening, scholarly and useful.
Jun 2001
At times, "The Noonday Demon"' is overwhelming, not just from the potent stories of depression sufferers but also by the sheer amount of information packed into the book. Still, Solomon's eloquent and honest style proves engaging.
Jun 2001
"The Noonday Demon" is a considerable accomplishment.... its generous assortment of voices, from the pathological to the philosophical, makes for rich, variegated reading.