Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU who doesn't yet know what she wants to do with her life. Between schoolwork, exams, and a recent breakup, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her "perfect" Connecticut family: her blonde, toned, and tanner mother; her flawless, high-achieving, engaged sisterr, Emily; and her always popular, athletic, easygoing brother, Jack. But Maddy's latest low is devastatingly low, and she goes on an antidepressant. As she begins to feel good, dazzling in fact, a spontaneous visit to a comedy club sparks a new passion. But she soon spirals into a wild mania that culminates in a terrifying breaking point and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new reality--navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her dream of a career in stand-up comedy--Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.
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