21st January, 2025 in Recommended Reads

Cicada Man by Vincent Trezor

“I’ve been living my whole life underground in a shell of what my true form really was, just like these tiny monsters. Finally, I was ready to show my true form to the world, however fleeting the moment.”  The novel, Cicada Man, by Vincent Trezor explores the struggles of mental illness through its main character, Jonny Dice, and the dichotomy that can develop between the perceived necessity of medication in maneuvering through the fundamentals of society versus the need to look and feel like our honest selves. Through highs and lows, we discover an honest approach to the main character’s manic episodes, combing through the thoughts of someone whose actions may appear loathsome to the outside eye, but somehow perfectly acceptable to the character in the moment, despite the ultimately negative impact on those closest to him.