Schizo

By Nic Sheff

Book Overview

The fascinating, shocking, and ultimately quite hopeful story of one teen's downward spiral into mental illness by the bestselling author of Tweak and son of David Sheff (author of Beautiful Boy, the memoir adapted into a movie of the same name starring Steve Carell and Timoth e Chalamet).

Miles is the ultimate unreliable narrator--a teen recovering from a schizophrenic breakdown who believes he is getting better . . . when in reality he is growing worse.

Driven to the point of obsession to find his missing younger brother, Teddy, and wrapped up in a romance that may or may not be the real thing, Miles is forever chasing shadows. As Miles feels his world closing around him, he struggles to keep it open, but what you think you know about his world is actually a blur of gray, and the sharp focus of reality proves startling.

Written by Nic Sheff, son of David Sheff (author of Beautiful Boy, the memoir adapted into a movie of the same name starring Steve Carell and Timoth e Chalamet), Schizo is the fascinating, and ultimately quite hopeful, story of one teen's downward spiral into mental illness as he chases the clues to a missing brother. Perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and It's Kind of a Funny Story.

"This spare book is a well-written, but painful, read, as readers come to understand the hopelessness Miles feels about his life and his future."--VOYA

"In his first novel, memoirist Sheff (Tweak) provides an insightful perspective on one teen's struggle with mental illness."--Publishers Weekly

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0147508851
• ISBN13: 9780147508850
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Speak
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

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Schizo is an interesting and exciting read for anyone who loves a good psychological/mystery/drama. Sheff does an excellent job with his characters in this novel. All are realistic and differ from stereotypes or characters you'd expect to be featured in a book. Schizo has an intriguing plot overall. The only reason I took a star off on this review is because the big twist was something i found very predictable, but it was still enjoyable getting to the reveal. Overall a great book, definitely worth a read.