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farzi_q_pickle's review against another edition
2.0
It was interesting to look at psychiatric treatment and how ideas about inpatient versus outpatient treatment evolved with the introduction of newer antipsychotics. The main character's experience of constantly going in and out of hospitals is still a problem that lasts today despite newer atypicals. I do wish the author had put the story in chronological order as it got rather confusing when the story started at a certain point and then went back in time and then went forward again. Also, I wish the author had added a piece that described how she got involved with this patient especially given how closely she was following. I was really interested in that aspect of the book and her experiences and I thought it merited a mention even if it wasn't the focus of the book. However, it really wasn't brought up at all.
sarah_dietrich's review against another edition
4.0
Well written, the author does a good job of staying neutral & letting the story speak for itself.
jcschildbach's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, I wrote a whole piece on this book, which goes beyond your standard review. And you can see it here: http://respecttheblankie.com/2015/01/18/sylvia-frumkins-place/
brussel777sprouts777's review
5.0
Susan Sheehan does some amazing reporting on the double tragedy of a woman with severe schizophrenia in a family that cannot help and indeed exacerbates her unfortunate predicament. These two factors make the afflicted woman way worse off in my opinion. Fine writing - journalism mastered to a very high degree.
wanderlustsleeping's review
2.0
I could not finish this book.
I thought it would be more about the patient, but this book his highly focused on the institution. That's fine, but not what I had expected when I picked up the book.
I thought it would be more about the patient, but this book his highly focused on the institution. That's fine, but not what I had expected when I picked up the book.
evrogers's review
1.0
Admission: I did not get more than a quarter of the way through this book. It has some interesting perspectives on mental illness, and promised to have many more. I do not, however, want to spend my time hearing what color the papers on the nurses clipboard were or, on what schedule the floors were mopped. It read like anthropology report on the protagonist and the mental hospital she was in.
katecurry's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75