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A review by emrodav
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton
4.0
Somewhere between 4 and 4.5 stars!
An amazing, devastating look at the intersection of racism and the world of mental health. Very compelling and very readable. Hylton's strength is connecting the modern reader with the not-so-distant past of Jim Crow via the stories of those who lived it and those who feel the scars left behind.
The only reason why this book isn't a full 5 stars for me is that I found that the book sometimes tried to tackle a few too many ideas at once, making some connections feel a little shallow. A minor complaint, but it did impact the book as a whole.
An amazing, devastating look at the intersection of racism and the world of mental health. Very compelling and very readable. Hylton's strength is connecting the modern reader with the not-so-distant past of Jim Crow via the stories of those who lived it and those who feel the scars left behind.
The only reason why this book isn't a full 5 stars for me is that I found that the book sometimes tried to tackle a few too many ideas at once, making some connections feel a little shallow. A minor complaint, but it did impact the book as a whole.