'The complete lexicon of crisis related suicides' is an impressive and confronting period piece. Richard Sluijs portrayed the personal suffering that affected many as a consequence of the global economic crisis, that transfixed the world since 2008, in a monumental way. This book contains stories from people who could no longer endure their misery and saw suicide as the only way to make an end to all their problems.

It's an in memoriam for all victims of the crisis. At the same time it is a critical response to the message that politicians, bankers and economists propogate. According to them the rigorous austerity policy pays off and things will soon be back to normal. But for many of kin, life will never be the same.