Michael Ford Suicide Book Review

My favorite book of all time is ‘Suicide Notes’ by Michael Ford. My favorite character in the book is the main character, Jeff. On New Year’s Day, Jeff wakes up to find that he has been placed in a hospital—specifically, in the psychiatric ward. When he realizes where he is, he is positive there has been a mistake and that he should not be in the hospital, especially the psychiatric ward. He looks at everyone else and tells his doctor that he isn’t like them. He isn’t crazy. Despite the bandages he has on his wrist from where he attempted suicide, he claims he is normal and nothing like the other people in the group. He starts off his forty-five day journey as stubborn as stubborn can be, he doesn’t want to talk about his problems because
he doesn’t think he has any. He begins to socialize with the “crazy” people in the hospital because he doesn’t want to be lonely for forty-five days. As Jeff progresses throughout the novel, he begins to realize the things he has in common with the people in his group. He begins to realize the craziness is becoming less crazy. The people that he has become friends with makes him realize things he has never considered. For example, Jeff realizes hobbies he enjoys but never gave them a though before. With the new friends he has made, he realizes that yes, he may be crazy, but at least he has good company.