The New Inquiry reviews the DSM-5, calling it a “classic dystopian novel” in the surrealistic literary tradition of George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Aldous Huxley, Jorge Luis Borges, Samuel Beckett, Dante, and The Simpsons.
“Book of Lamentations” –
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A very interesting piece of satire – at times, I wasn’t quite sure whether to laugh or lapse into hopeless apathy. Unfortunately, it is all too accurate, both in the portrayal of the DSM as a novel and in the dystopian view of humanity that it encourages. His stabs at the possible DSM disorders afflicting those who felt the need to create the tome were particularly ironic and insightful.
Worth reading!
—- Steve
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Well, although I like to think of myself as very intelligent, it was just too intellectual for me. Just the same, for its probable audience, this review should be very enlightening.
Satire? I don’t know. Sounds pretty factual to me.
