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annagrace665's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I have BPD and I felt like this book was speaking directly to me half of the time. Brilliant, accurate and informative.
The writing style is different and I really enjoyed it.
The writing style is different and I really enjoyed it.
evaniem's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm
ameliaesque23's review against another edition
1.0
The writing style of this book made it nearly impossible for me to read.
craftyscene's review against another edition
3.0
What was up with all the different fonts and spacing? You can't be a designer via Microsoft Word (just my own pet peeve). She was kind of all over the place regarding her own life and song lyrics and celebrity stories. The reader never knows what happens to her family, either! I'm guessing her first book.
andintothetrees's review against another edition
Did not finish: the style is just too disjointed for me.
stacevox's review against another edition
4.0
This is a beautiful memoir from someone with BPD. The prose is breathtaking, the style really encapsulates the way she was thinking, I recognise it in myself. I love the mix of that prose with psychology, the critical analysis of the psychiatric dogma around the condition, all mixed in with her own history. BPD is a difficult condition to understand, and it can be really hard to explain to friends and family, so finding work that resonates with my experience is always a beautiful experience for me.
hereisenough's review against another edition
4.0
Johnson accounts her borderline personality disorder and how to affects her relationships and life. Her style is very poetic and interesting. The combination of the style and subject is sometimes very exhausting, reminding me of a dizzying fever dream. However, I loved it. It's beautiful and just experimental enough to artistically and carefully tell her story in a way that feels authentic and packed with emotion, and I appreciate that.
ameliaesque's review against another edition
1.0
The writing style of this book made it nearly impossible for me to read.
emily_reads09's review against another edition
used for research. coming back to in a bit.