...Or Not to Be

By Marc Etkind,

Book cover of ...Or Not to Be: A Collection of Suicide Notes

Book description

A collection of suicide notes accompanied by a brief description of who the individual was, what their note meant, and the circumstances which led up to their suicide

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1 author picked ...Or Not to Be as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

My friend gave me this book during a pretty bad depressive episode I was having, and you know what? That friend really gets me!

It totally helped me feel less alone. I was surprised to learn that some suicide notes are really mean, and some are totally silly. I dunno; the book soothes me like the Wiki list of inventors killed by their inventions.

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