This book is accessible but also focussed and revealing about how neo-liberal policies over the last 40 years have combined to produce a mental health crisis which won't be resolved with every increasing doses of antidepressants. There's no great call to arms here, but it's required reading for anyone vaguely interested in justice and democracy. And it should serve as motivation to any - like me - who hoped that a fairer and more equal (well, less unequal) society would emerge as we move on from the pandemic. Sobering.

Capitalism really does have its pesky little fingers in every pie doesn't it?
An illuminating read that explores in great detail the history behind the systems that prioritises 'productivity' over all else that has led to our rapidly declining mental health.

Much like his other book, Cracked, this book is unfortunately a disappointment. Although Davies does present some compelling arguments, the book is quite repetitive and sensationalist. Additionally, the author neglects to use speech marks which makes the text hard to understand in parts.

All in all, a very interesting argument, but rather poorly executed.

This was not bad, but it wasn't what I was looking for. I was looking for something a bit more conceptual and focused on analyzing (from a sociological or theoretical lens) the way society constructs mental health and functioning and the role this plays in capitalism. But this was a lot more statistics-heavy. Also, there wasn't anything that I didn't already know. Still, I really liked reading about the critiques of neoliberalism and capitalism.