A review by newgene
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang

informative medium-paced

3.5

I enjoyed reading this book for another lived perspective about the psychotic experience, but fall short of a good rating and hesitate to recommend it for some troubling opinions in the book. The author focuses a lot on differentiating herself as “high functioning,” beyond admission of privilege, and there was a lot of othering in the book. There were also some victim blaming remarks that implied police officers and hospitals have an excuse for cruelty towards some people living with psychosis. Overall there were some interesting observations made about living with psychosis in an ableist society, but I really think the author has some growing to do. If it is not triggering for you I recommend reading it with a grain of salt. 
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