Rabbits For Food

"A simple plot description – depressed woman checks herself into a psych ward, refuses to take the prescribed meds and starts writing about her fellow inmates – doesn’t do justice to this marvelous novel, because it leaves out everything that makes it so special. The writing is splendid; against all odds it’s frequently explosively funny, and it offers readers a memorable picture of an often wittily acerbic woman trying to find herself in the gray fog of sadness. Oh, and there’s a cat named Jeffrey and a therapy dog who never shows up, as well."