Men Have Called Her Crazy

Men Have Called Her Crazy (2024) is a memoir by multimedia artist Anna Marie Tendler. The memoir debuted at number two on the New York Times Best Seller list and received praise in The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, and NPR. Alongside writing, Tendler works in photography, textiles, drawing, painting, and interior design. She holds a master of arts in fashion and textile history from New York University (NYU). In the memoir, Tendler details her time spent hospitalized for her mental health in 2021, interspersed with stories of her past, discussing her relationships with men and her journey with anxiety and depression, self-harm, and disordered eating. Men Have Called Her Crazy explores themes of Mental Health and Societal Expectations, The Impact of Gender Dynamics on Personal Identity, and The Process of Healing and Self-Discovery. 

This guide refers to the 2024 Simon and Schuster Kindle edition. 

Content Warning: The source material and this guide feature discussions of mental illness, suicidal ideation, addiction, disordered eating, self-harm, sexual violence, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and animal death. 

Plot Summary

Tendler begins the memoir with her admittance to the hospital in early 2021.