'The new novel A Revolution of the Mind looks at mental health from a Chicagoland perspective.' | bvanecko
—something that Perry touches on throughout the book. Sanchez has also advocated for reopening and expanding the public mental health clinics that previous mayors closed—something that Mayor Lightfoot promised to do on the campaign trail, but quickly backed away from once in office.
Boo is forced to listen to fearmongering about Chicago crime from her family when they have political discussions at the dinner table throughout the book, including when her Aunt Mary says, “Oh, the crime in the city . . . That’s why we should stay on the North Shore.
As someone who shares a similar background as Perry, including growing up in a segregated, mostly white and wealthy area of Chicago and suffering from mental illness , I connected on a personal level with the novel, and found in it great potential for solidarity. Even though the book discusses very difficult topics, like depression and suicide and racism and poverty, it does so in a way that is easy to connect with.
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