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Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Avery (November 6, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592407323
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592407323
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (132 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsAn intensely personal look at bipolar disorder
By Chapati VINE VOICE on November 21, 2012
Format: Paperback
Ellen Forney's graphic novel Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me is one of those that instantly appealed to me. I enjoy graphic novels, and for some reason, I really enjoy memoirs in the comic format (I don't particularly like memoirs in other formats). I don't know much about mental illness, so I thought reading about it from the POV of someone who deals with it on a daily basis would be a good way for me to learn more.

The book is about a bipolar woman struggling to be normal. She is diagnosed with bipolar disorder right around the time she reaches age 30 and shares a very intimate story about her struggles with it. Forney is an artist, and a lot of the medication prescribed for bipolar disorder can inhibit creativity. Forney doesn't want to lose her edge or her inspiration, so she isn't sure that she wants to be medicated. But at the same time, she hates the ups and downs of manic-depression and wants very much to get healthy.

Forney does a lot of research into artists that struggled with mental illness, pointing out that many of the world's great artists struggled with some sort of disease while working at their art. Edvard Munch's The Scream is an iconic painting that could be a visual representation of a horrible hallucination. Sylvia Plath's writing was heavily influenced by her stay in a mental hospital. Etc., etc. Forney wonders if she will lose her edge by getting better.

This is an intensely personal memoir, sometimes uncomfortably so. Forney tells her story in simple, black and white drawings (though the art she shares from her personal journal is much more detailed and complex), but the events themselves are not at all simple. Bipolar disorder has many, many symptoms.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsTerrific Graphic Memoir
By Reader on November 6, 2012
Format: Paperback
I read every graphic memoir I can find and got an early copy of this. I found it so compelling that I couldn't put it down. Analysis aside, Marbles is a great and entertaining read. But it is also much more than that.

Forney's graphic account of her experience is, like her other work, at times funny but never in a way that ignores the conflict and complexity the subject matter warrants. Her account, in particular, of her struggles with bipolar disorder is remarkable for the way that it documents her current self looking back and providing some context for the experience as well as the difficult-to-capture immediacy that is such a disabling (or, alternately, hyper-abling) part of the experience of bipolar disorder.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes Forney, has or knows someone who has bipolar disorder, or is interested in graphic memoirs.
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5.0 out of 5 starsTalented story telling through beautiful graphics
By margieebee on November 14, 2012
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I have my B.S.in Psychology and my J.D.(law). I also am an individual with mental health issues, specifically major depression and anxiety disorder NOS.

I absolutely adore this author's style of drawing. The book is printed entirely in black and white, but I chose to color in some some of the quotes, objects that I identified with or found important, etc. I found this act to be incredibly therapeutic!

Additionally, I enjoyed the author's balance of words and graphics- I didn't feel bogged down by tiny writing, nor did I feel that I was flipping quickly through pages containing only graphics.

Finally, her story is incredibly engaging. This book is much, much more than a memoir. It is a memoir injected with a great deal of creativity, her personal story intertwined with the experiences of great artists.

Highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 starsNew Fan of Cartoonist Ellen Forney
By Anne Pritchard on November 18, 2012
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I must say, that most of my recent "reads" have all been Kindle-Freebies, but when I saw the review on this title in Publishers Weekly, the topic hit so close to home that I clicked through to BUY IT immediately.

I literally devoured it in less than 24 hours - the story of her years working through all the ups/downs of bi polar disorder were such a direct correlation of what my husband had to endure, that were it not for her humorous graphic relief in the telling of her own story, I think it would have reduced me to a puddle of tears, remembering all that we went through in the "finding the right meds" process.

Thank you Ellen for your open and candid sharing of your journey - as the wife of a bi polar, it really helped me to hear (and literally SEE) the things that my husband has shared with me over the years. So many parallels....

I've never read a graphic-style-novel (at least not since my last comic book as a kid) and that is one of the main reasons I wanted to own this one - not only is it a testament to your journey, but a totally unique piece of art as well.

Enjoyed it immensely...
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5.0 out of 5 starsFull-On Five Star Marble Rock & Roll
By JM Blaine on November 13, 2012
Format: Paperback
As an editor who happens to have a Master's in Psych (& is a lover of graphic novels)
Marbles works on every level. Beautifully crafted, honest & real -- this book entertains
& informs. Something sorely needed in a mental health field filled with unhelpful self-help books
telling you the same old thing in the same old dry-as-dust unfeeling and over-technical way.

Note to all those guru therapists in turtleneck sweaters -- commission Ellen Forney to help with your next book.
Heck, let her a version of the new DSM V....

A wonderful book
that will help
many people.
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4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting Read!

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Great book to learn about mental disorders including depression and bipolar. The author was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and documents her experience discovering her illness,... Read more

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Published 2 months ago by Sarah in Seattle
5.0 out of 5 starsReally fantastic read. The Washington Post called Marbles The Best ...

This is a memoir as graphic novel. Ellen Forney is diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 30. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Kim Meyers
5.0 out of 5 starsGREAT portrait of bipolar

GREAT portrait of bipolar. Anyone trying to understand for themselves or others should read. Great pictures that helped me feel my own physical and emotional feelings.

Published 4 months ago by EW
5.0 out of 5 starsI am not alone....

I never thought anyone could understand exactly what I go through. This writer and cartoon illustrator changed that for me. Read more

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A wonderful book--humorous, poignant, honest. I loved the protagonist and learning about her world and experience. Read more

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