![]() ![]() In her book, Paperny summons every one of her powers to answer the one question that has tormented her: “ Why did I do it?”Īnd though it might be true that this question guides Paperny’s journey to patch together this book, distilling the contents of Hello I Want To Die Please Fix Me into a quest for a singular truth would be ignorant of the delicious complexities vibrating through its pages. She’s established herself as a highly skilled question-asker and answer-finder. Paperny is an award-winning journalist whose curriculum vitae includes writing for media giants such as The Globe and Mail, Reuters and Maclean’s, among others. In the process of her One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest -lite recovery period, an idea begins to percolate in her half-cogent mind-she’s got to write this all down.Įqual parts in-depth psychoanalysis, masterful investigative journalism and self-fulfilling memoir, Paperny’s book makes it clear from the jump that this is not your average trauma autobiography. The book, Paperny’s first, begins with the author’s own hazy account of her first real suicide attempt. ![]() Yet Anna Mehler Paperny’s mesmerizing new memoir Hello I Want To Die Please Fix Me captures the morbidity of extreme depression with refreshing humour and surprising warmth. One’s own attempted suicide isn’t a topic typically tackled with sardonic wit and astounding intellect. TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide, depression, mental health. ![]()
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