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sagireadinglist's review against another edition
4.25
Schizophrenia is still by and large a stigmatized mental illness. I don't know much about the illness myself, so I ended up learning a lot while reading this book. One of the things I appreciated is that Kolker never demonizes anyone in the Galvin family and doesn't pin the blame on anyone. Kolker gave the story of the Galvin family nuance and much-needed context so we can understand and interpret what happened and what went wrong for ourselves. Because in truth, it's never easy to point out a clear reason for why mental illness manifests in a person, let alone 6 out of 12 children.
Also, this book is surprisingly easy to read for such a complex subject, so even if you don't know much about psychology, you can still pick up this book without getting lost.
Also, this book is surprisingly easy to read for such a complex subject, so even if you don't know much about psychology, you can still pick up this book without getting lost.
eamcmahon3's review against another edition
5.0
Great book to start the year on. Compassionate writing in detailing the subject of schizophrenia. Interesting and very well researched.
scooper21's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this, and was hoping it would read more like a story. However, it switched back and forth between the family’s story and history and research of schizophrenia. I felt like I was reading one of my psych textbooks at times.
bi4ncvx's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
courtneymminor's review against another edition
challenging
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medium-paced
4.0
paintchips1003's review against another edition
dark
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5.0
Could not put it down. Not only the subject matter but Mr. Kolker's writing style were a compelling one-two punch.
deprofundis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
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tense
medium-paced
4.0