It's a quote from the book 'It's Kind of a Funny Story' by Ned Vizzini. I am using it for a school assignment, but I had to return the book and forgot to write the page number down. Any help would be really appreciated, thank you.
The quote:
"I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare"
I'm doing this post to further spread the legacy of Ned Vizinni and try to make sure that he will not be forgotten by time.
For people who don't know him: Ned wrote Be More Chill, It's kind of a funny story, Teen Angst? Naah ..., the other normals and house of secrets. He knew the teenage world very well, and, without hiding anything, he told in detail and without stereotypes, the anxious and complicated mind of an ordinary teenager.
In all of his works, Ned recounted the little things that overwhelmed a teenager (school, popularity, friends, sex, etc) and the need to be able to tame them all. We all know that the need to have these things arose (or will still arise), and Ned was able to show this with irony.
I'll give you an example: Be More Chill tells the story of a teenager who thinks he needs to be popular to win the heart of the girl he likes. It's kind of a funny story tells the story of a teenager who goes to a psychiatric hospital because he feels overwhelmed and isolated from other teenagers. The Other Normals is a story from one of the most brilliant voices in teen literature about the winding and often hilarious path to manhood (credits to Amazon, I took that part from there). Teen angst? Naah ... (my favorite) tells the story of the author's life as a teenager, telling everything he felt and did while he was in that phase.
Ned died on December 19, 2013, but his legacy did not. I want people to remember him, I want him to continue showing teenagers that it's normal to feel that way, it's part of growing up, everyone goes through it.
I got very attached to his stories, even though I'm just a 12 years old kid.
please help me make Ned's story unforgettable.
Thank you <3
I used to work at a library and this book circulated all of the time. Patrons and my coworkers would always rave about it. I finally got around to reading it and I feel like I’m missing the wow factor? I’m interested to hear someone else’s take on it.
I know Ned Vizzini wrote it on personal experience and unfortunately passed away a few years ago, but I just feel like I’m missing the message I guess.
Ever spent time at a hospital for inpatient mental healthcare? I can’t say that I have, but this novel makes me feel differently. It can get a little immature and angsty, but alas, it is a YA novel. The angst is not overbearing, but rather endearing as you realize the authenticity and quiet leadership Vizzini brings to the table.
I wish I could post a picture in here, but at the end of the novel, the publisher includes a biographical tidbit about Vizzini: he spent five days in an adult psychiatric hospital 11/29/04-12/3/04. He wrote this novel 12/10/04-1/6/05.
He was 23 years old. Little did he know that 9 years later, his brain would overtake him.
Maybe it’s because it’s been a shit year or maybe it’s because life has a weird sense of timing .... but I know what I have to do next.
Hi! I'm Sam, aka @Area51Raider on Quotev. I am a former child partial at a mental health center, so I have the experience. I need inspiration for a new story. I really liked It’s Kind of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini, as well as other mental health related fiction.
So, after reading Be More Chill for the sixth time, I had a realization about the book: it's high school in a book. So, for those of you who haven't read Be More Chill (most of you probably), here's a summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_More_Chill#Plot Ok, so now that you know what the book is about, let's get down to the title of the post: high school in a book. So this book talks about a guy named Jeremy, and his trials of high school. And whilst the book isn't really based on the high school itself, and more on Jeremy going for a girl, Vizzini still managed to make the book representative of high school. Vizzini still shows us all the parts of high school: going to class, ignoring the annoying popular kids, only to want to be one of them, skipping class, trying to move up the social ranks, looking at girls, longing to have one of them, yet never getting one. I'm a high schooler right now, and before the pandemic, school days were what Vizzini wrote in his book give or take some things. For a book written over 16 years ago, it still has a lot of relevance inside of it.
Has anybody else read this? It's my favorite book ever and I've read it about 13 times. Lighthearted look into teen depression and all of that good fun while still keeping it real and somewhat thought provoking. Definite suggestion especially for teenage readers.
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That quote sums it up. I need to get just a few thoughts out.
I hate waking up. When I'm asleep, things end up how they should be. I haven't been happy to be awake in over a year.
I miss the person who held me like he'd never leave, then left.
I'm tired of people who leave. Because everyone leaves eventually.
I'm tired of missing people.
I'm exhausted by how much I care about maybe two people in my entire life and they don't care at all about me.
I'm exhausted by feeling empty.
I'm exhausted by wanting to talk to people I know don't give a shit about me because at least they won't tell me I wasn't the one who did anything wrong.
I know I'm screwed up because the one person I want to talk to would tell me everything wrong with me because he doesn't give a shit about protecting my, or anyone else's, feelings.
I feel nothing and every single day when I go to sleep, I hope I have an aneurysm or a cerebral hemorrhage or something, because I promised the person who I can't stop loving that I wouldn't attempt suicide again. So I keep my word and live every day hoping something out of my control happens so no one can hate me for it.
I don't want to do this anymore.
I'm tired of the "it gets better" speeches.
I'm tired of the "You'll feel better if you look to God" because apparently being depressed to other people means you don't believe in God or you don't pray and having faith will magically fix you and make it all disappear.
I'm beyond tired of the "it takes time" bullshit too.
The best friend I've had lately is the one who agreed that we aren't all meant to be happy...because in order for some people to be happy, someone else has to be unhappy. It's just how the world works.
I don't want to work at things. I don't want to "dust myself off and try again." I've done that game so many times. I'm just. Done.
I just want everything to stop.
Anyway, thanks for listening
I’ve noticed that the books I really lose myself in are relatable first person narratives, particularly focused around mental health. I love all of the books I listed, but I’d like to read books focused more on adults, and things like work/relationships/college. thanks reddit!
Was looking for book suggestions similar to this one if anyone has ever read it, will appreciate any and all help, thank you
I just saw the news on his facebook page, it greatly saddens me, and I hope his family is okay. He was one of my favorite YA writers and he was one of the most open and down to earth writers I had ever met. Rest in peace, you will be missed.
His book It's Kind of a Funny Story means so much to me. I know it's not a very logical thought but I can't help thinking that he was supposed to have made it out. He was a writer, he was doing good in life. Like, what hope is there for me. If I get better, what if I end up like him. I don't know, the world's just fucked up.
So I am halfway through Teen Angst, after reading It’s kind of a funny story and loving it. And there are these footnotes on most pages, sometimes linking his website. But www.nedvizzini.com is some Asian website? I know he died but did they take down his website? I wanna watch attack of the killer turtle ):
Relate more than I'd like to admit.
I used to work at a library and this book circulated all of the time. Patrons and my coworkers would always rave about it. I finally got around to reading it and I feel like I’m missing the wow factor? I’m interested to hear someone else’s take on it.
I know Ned Vizzini wrote it on personal experience and unfortunately passed away a few years ago, but I just feel like I’m missing the message I guess.
