#12booksof2022
My June pick is The Octopus Man: a well-observed look at mental illness and psychosis. Sometimes funny, sometimes desperately sad, we spend time in the mind of Tom, who believes his life is controlled by Malamock, the Octopus God.
This is both a blistering critique of our mental health services & a call to be more understanding of those who experience symptoms that alter their perception of reality.
Deserves a wider readership.
pickThis is an incredible piece of writing.
The Octopus Man is a poignant critique of the British mental health system, benefits system and the way society views wellness in itself.
It's a moving and distressing description of what it's like to experience things that others don't, to be in thrall to these experiences and to be misunderstood.
Readers will come away with a more compassionate understanding of psychosis as a result.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 stars
Cake, coffee and Octopodes 🍰☕🐙
Actually may have overdone things with the rainbow cake 🌈😵
I had some major problems with the last Jasper Gibson book I read, however, I got the impression that he's the sort of bloke that would have me in stitches if we went out for a beer together. I was frustrated, because I saw real potential in his writing.
When I found out he'd written a book about a man talking to an Octopus God, I grabbed it...
"Tess is driving, looking at me sideways trying to guess what I am thinking about though she has no idea what I'm thinking about but just in case she's right I start thinking about something else."
#firstlinefridays
You know how I said a few days ago that I was going to operate a one-in-two-out system...
I can explain...
I meant I was going to start in JUNE 😌
So it was OK to have a last hurrah, right??
I blame TJR for writing a book that left me so emotional that I couldn't wait to pick up another ☺
Admire my stack... ❤😄
The Octopus Man | 
