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The Eden Express: A Memoir of Schizophrenia (Paperback)

by Mark Vonnegut (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Seven Stories Press,U.S.; New edition edition (1 Nov 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1583225439
  • ISBN-13: 978-1583225431
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 302,906 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mark Vonnegut was a recent college graduate, self-avowed hippie, and son of a counterculture hero - until the nervous breakdowns hit in all their slow-motion intimacy...Described with a taste of mortality, grim despair and a relentless sense of humour, the illness that plagued Vonnegut is here transformed into an experience of growth and change. Simultaneously ironic and sincere in its humanism, the real story here is not only that Vonnegut managed to find the sanity that once seemed beyond reach, but that his gift of language helped him to share with us all both the utter ordinariness of illness and the madness we all share.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Eden Express., 18 Sep 2006
By R. Thomson (Merseyside, England) - See all my reviews
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In this book, first published in 1975, Mark Vonnegut recounts his adventures of 1969 - 1971. Vonnegut, a recent religion graduate, and friends set out to an isolated area of British Columbia and establish a farm-cum-hippy commune. All goes swimmingly well until Vonnegut develops a mental illness, later diagnosed as schizophrenia. After 3 separate "breakdowns" and two stays in a mental hospital, the author abandons the farm, his alternative lifestyle and even his beloved dog, and re-enters society.

Firstly, as a look at counter culture, the hippy ideal and the political and social backdrop of sixties America, the book excels. Thanks to the author's writing style, this also stands up as a straightforward, readable and enjoyable adventure tale. However one would expect a book with such a title to provide some sort of insight into the experience of mental illness. This it does, but in a very bizarre fashion. Vonnegut attempts to recount what he was thinking while he was ill in a verbatim manner. The advantage of this approach is that it offers an unfiltered, unabated view of what the author was experiencing. Vonnegut doesn't let his later rationalisations and interpretations interfere with his vivid descriptions. Unfortunately, this style also makes for, at times, a very confusing read. As the author's thoughts become frankly nonsensical, so does the text.

Undoubtedly the author does a commendable job of describing the thoughts he had while he was ill. He describes his other `symptoms' reasonably well too. However, throughout the book I was wondering why I (someone who has experienced psychosis) had so much difficulty relating to the author's experiences of his illness. Particularly since the other accounts of psychosis and schizophrenia I've read were replete with familiar situations, feelings, thoughts and symptoms. I was finally enlightened when the author revealed in the afterword that today he would be diagnosed as bipolar. This little revelation probably explains why the current edition's subtitle is "a memoir of madness" and no longer "a memoir of schizophrenia". That little gripe aside, this is another interesting look at mental illness, and one very different from the others I've encountered. Forgetting about mental illness, it's also a very enjoyable book full stop.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Eden express, 2 Dec 2002
By James (England UK) - See all my reviews
Mark Vonneguts book on his journey into mental illness is a brilliantly told tale of personal experience and it offers insights into the hippie culture. It is essential reading for anyone interested in psycology, countercultures and a good read.
The only danger of this book is hypocondria because it is written in such a honest manner.
I've read this book many times and it is a constant reference in my daily life, it offers a kind of hope and understanding not normally found in a non fiction book.
Reading up on this subject manner is often clinical and it often fails as the whole point of mental illness of any kind is that it rarely is linear or specific.
What this book offers is an emotional account which although should not be taken as gospel, is alot more accessible and is a tool in the development of understanding. if only more people would read this book then i think the world would be a lot more tolerable and considerate.
So thankyou Mr Vonnegut
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hey i'm doing fine? Huh godamn not this padded cell again!, 25 Oct 2007
By James Fletcher "LiX" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Hey, brilliant.

Gives you a great insight into latent schizophrenia - especially paranoia, it shows how one simple thourght (or worry) can kick start a whole TRIP of insane paranoia which can develop into severe hallucinogenic visuals.

Paranoia of paranoia.
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