MixedThe Guardian...disturbing but compelling ... [Bering\'s] remit is broad, not just teenage suicides but across all ages, and he builds towards his conclusions on a solid basis of academic research (mainly others, not his own) that throws up some arresting statistics ... Bering also writes from the inside as one who, since his teenage years, has, at times, felt what he refers to as the \'call to oblivion\' ... But...this otherwise admirable book comes up short. Bering chooses to end with an overly simplified appeal to those thinking about suicide for whatever reason ... go and seek out another human being who can acknowledge your suffering.
