Veronika Decides to Die

"Veronika Decides to Die" by Paulo Coelho is based loosely on the author actual time in a mentality facility. The question that this book is trying to answer is, why would a 24 year old woman (Veronika), who seems to have everything try to commit suicide? Veronika attempt at suicide failed, which lands her in a mental facility. Where she is told she only has days to live.

Questions: What road would you take, if you were told that you only had days to live after committing suicide, would you be happy that you were going to die or would you gain a new lease on life? What is the meaning of insanity? Are there degrees of insanity? Is one insane because they don't necessarily fit into the normal pattern of society?



Overall, this was a good read. The characters are easy to identify with. What I like most about this book is that it reminds you that it is okay to be different and in trying to follow society, one may end up losing themselves.





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