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It's Kind Of A Funny Story By Ned Vizzini

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It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini is a spectacular story that I highly recommend to anyone dealing with depression or any other mental illness. Even if you don’t have any mental illnesses yourself, I would still encourage you to read this novel because Ned Vizzini will truly open your eyes on how mental illnesses can destroy people. The novel is a touching and inspirational story that follows Craig’s journey on getting help and finding himself. The title describes the book perfectly, “It’s Kind of a Funny story”. The way Vizzini is able to tell a story about mental illness in a way that’s not at all depressing is truly amazing. He was able to tell a story about all the different mental illnesses without glamorizing or altering the truth.

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