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aylachisholm's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
raphabonaretti's review against another edition
5.0
Primeiramente, não posso deixar de admirar a coragem dessa mulher para realizar tantas experiências e vivenciar essas aventuras em uma época em que a mulher não tinha nenhum valor na sociedade. Quando comecei a ler, não me atentei que se tratava de uma experiência realizada em 1887, nem o contexto dessa época.
Chega até ser um pouco inimaginável a extensão do que essa jornalista precisou enfrentar só para conseguir iniciar esse experimento.
Por se tratar de uma história real, o livro é como um soco no estômago. Me causou uma sensação de impotência e indignação. Como pode o ser humano ser tão cruel e tratar o outro com tamanho desprezo e crueldade? De onde vem essas atitudes dessas enfermeiras, dos médicos e de todos que foram coniventes com esses comportamentos tão desumanos? Não é a atitude de uma pessoa isolada, isso que mais me espantou.
Acredito que esse relato da Nellie foi o primeiro passo para identificar o problema nesse sistema e iniciar a mudança. Apesar de achar que até hoje temos problemas nessas instituições que cuidam da saúde mental, foi graças a esse primeiro passo que pudemos iniciar essa mudança.
Fiquei triste em não saber o que aconteceu com essas mulheres, que foram tratadas quase como um dano colateral dessa exposição. Gostaria tanto de poder saber!
Sei que virei fã da Nellie por sua coragem, senso de aventura, e escrita. Pretendo ler outras de suas aventuras.
Chega até ser um pouco inimaginável a extensão do que essa jornalista precisou enfrentar só para conseguir iniciar esse experimento.
Por se tratar de uma história real, o livro é como um soco no estômago. Me causou uma sensação de impotência e indignação. Como pode o ser humano ser tão cruel e tratar o outro com tamanho desprezo e crueldade? De onde vem essas atitudes dessas enfermeiras, dos médicos e de todos que foram coniventes com esses comportamentos tão desumanos? Não é a atitude de uma pessoa isolada, isso que mais me espantou.
Acredito que esse relato da Nellie foi o primeiro passo para identificar o problema nesse sistema e iniciar a mudança. Apesar de achar que até hoje temos problemas nessas instituições que cuidam da saúde mental, foi graças a esse primeiro passo que pudemos iniciar essa mudança.
Fiquei triste em não saber o que aconteceu com essas mulheres, que foram tratadas quase como um dano colateral dessa exposição. Gostaria tanto de poder saber!
Sei que virei fã da Nellie por sua coragem, senso de aventura, e escrita. Pretendo ler outras de suas aventuras.
jadziaaudrey's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
lurker_stalker's review against another edition
5.0
Short but engaging and interesting. And sad. Glad I finally got around to reading it.
ageekybibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
A great eye opening book about the histories and care of mental institutions. This book both entertained me and terrified me as I knew reading this it was true life and had happened to these people. These poor people who may never again have saw the light of day for simple things that now a day's most people do and take for granted. I would highly recommend this book.
fakestginger's review against another edition
4.0
An absolutely disturbing tale about life in an asylum for the insane in the late 1800s.
I think this is an excellent read and is overall well-written, especially considering she was a journalist, not a novelist. It was very revelatory of the horrors suffered by the mentally unwell as well as the terrifying reality of the lack of freedom that women in general at the time experienced. It reveals not only the evils they suffer on the island but that of those who send these women to this island.
Four stars because I sometimes found the writing repetitive and strangely organized at points.
I think this is an excellent read and is overall well-written, especially considering she was a journalist, not a novelist. It was very revelatory of the horrors suffered by the mentally unwell as well as the terrifying reality of the lack of freedom that women in general at the time experienced. It reveals not only the evils they suffer on the island but that of those who send these women to this island.
Four stars because I sometimes found the writing repetitive and strangely organized at points.
lyssidee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
edshara's review against another edition
4.0
This was a quick and interesting read. So much detail is given in such a short book and it is all very intriguing.
I must say, I don't think I would have been eager to go in without knowing for sure, how and when they were going to get me out. So hats off to Nellie Bly for diving head first into her assignment, this took guts. Also, I understand doctors didn't have the knowledge and research studies back then, like they do now, but boy was it way too easy to get classified as insane back then. They were so quick to throw these women away without any real cause and that injustice just baffles me.
I liked how Nellie told her story. It was the simple truth, straightforward and to the point. You could also get a sense of her personality through her writing. It was evident they picked the right person for the job. As I was reading, I did wonder, if at any point, would they have given this kind of assignment to a man? This was a fascinating read and I would say give it a read if it interests you, just stay away from the audiobook.
I must say, I don't think I would have been eager to go in without knowing for sure, how and when they were going to get me out. So hats off to Nellie Bly for diving head first into her assignment, this took guts. Also, I understand doctors didn't have the knowledge and research studies back then, like they do now, but boy was it way too easy to get classified as insane back then. They were so quick to throw these women away without any real cause and that injustice just baffles me.
I liked how Nellie told her story. It was the simple truth, straightforward and to the point. You could also get a sense of her personality through her writing. It was evident they picked the right person for the job. As I was reading, I did wonder, if at any point, would they have given this kind of assignment to a man? This was a fascinating read and I would say give it a read if it interests you, just stay away from the audiobook.