Book Review: Schizo by Nic Sheff

 

Summary:

Miles’s little brother Teddy is missing. The police believe he drowned at the beach—the very same day Miles had his first schizophrenic episode. But Miles knows better—Teddy is alive. Kidnapped. There was even a witness! Fueled by guilt, Miles sets off to rescue Teddy.

There is so much to overcome, though. The endless pills he must take. The girl who steals his heart and plays with it. The black crows that follow him.

As seen through Miles’s distorted perception, his world closes around him as he pushes to keep it open. What you think you know about his world is actually a blur of gray, though, and the sharp focus of reality proves startling.

The New York Times bestselling author of Tweak offers a fascinating and ultimately quite hopeful story of one teen’s downward spiral into mental illness.

My Review:

  Schizo is written by the New York Times best-selling author Nick Sheff of Tweak.  This fascinating and engaging story follows Miles's diagnosis and his point of view of life.    Miles thinks he's recovering well but in reality he's becoming a lot worse.

  Schizo is a story about a Schizophrenic teen name Miles.  He is a junior at a private school in San Francisco.  Miles feels guilty when his little brother Teddy goes missing.  A few months later he decides to go on a mission to find him because Miles believes Teddy is still alive.  The shocking story has Miles searching for clues to find his little brother Teddy until Eliza, a close childhood friend was or was not romantically interfering with his plan. With school and friends distracting him, Miles is chasing shadows in a cave closing in on him fast.

  Schizo is a fascinating and shocking book.  It is a book that teaches you to never give up no matter what tries to stop you.  Nic Sheff wrote this book from Miles's perspective and the other characters are left up in the air. Miles's character is very engaging but for him, he seems more confused and painful.  This book was pretty well paced, except for near the end it seems more fast-paced just to get it over with.  Overall, I write this book 3 out of 5 stars.

  "What you think you know about his world is actually a blur of gray, though, and the sharp focus of reality proves startling."

Cassidy
OPL Teen Reviewer